catholicity
noun
catholicity is spelled C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-I-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, catholicity means “The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of catholicity is catholicities.
How many letters and syllables are in catholicity?
| Letters | 11: C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is catholicity?
Catholicity appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of catholicity
- catholicities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does catholicity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive.
noun
- 1
Catholicism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Catholicity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | catholicité |
| German | Katholizität, Katholikentum |
| Portuguese | universalidade |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does catholicity come from?
From catholic + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).