catholicity means the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
Why “catholicity” is a great word
The quality of being universal, comprehensive, or broad in scope, interests, or sympathies. From the English word 'catholic' (meaning universal, from the Greek katholikos, 'general, universal') + the noun-forming suffix '-ity' (from Latin -itatem, denoting state or condition). First recorded in English use in the late 18th century. Unlike “sectarianism” (which builds walls of doctrine) or “parochialism” (which shrinks the horizon to a village green), catholicity is an act of deliberate and generous expansion. It is the library that collects every philosophy, the mind that finds merit in both the symphony and the street chant, the spirit that feels at home in a cathedral, a temple, and a clearing in the woods—a quiet rebellion against the poverty of a single point of view.
Etymology
From Catholic + -ity.
noun
- The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
- Catholicism.