Catholicity

[Fr. catholic ité.] The religion of the Catholic Church; the religion of the Roman Catholics; catholicism; liberality. Catholicize, v . a. To make Catholic. Cath'olicly, adv . Generally. church in which the bishop's throne or seat ( cathedra ) is placed, and which is thus the chief or principal church in the diocese or district. It has usually, also, a dean and body of canons or prebendaries; but this is not e ential to constitute a C. church, nor is every church that has a chapter of canons a C. The C. Catholic ne , n. Universality. church is the parish church of the whole diocese, which in early times was commonly called parochia . Usually, no diocese has more than one C., but there are numerous instances of a plurality of cathedrals even in the same city, particularly in Italy; as at Rome, Milan, . The normal plan of a C. is in the form of a Latin cro , that is, a cro whose transverse arms are le than the longitudinal limb. Generally, its several parts are sufficiently distinguished as nave, choir, and transept, with aisles, western towers, and central tower; but in more minute description, especially where ritual arrangements are concerned, these terms are not always sufficiently precise; and in order to arrive at a more exact nomenclature, it would be nece ary to trace the changes in a C. church from the Norman period to our own. -a. Relating to a cathedral, or to a bishop's see. Cathelineau, JACQUES, ( kat - a - li'no ,) a French general of the army of La Vendée, B. 1759, at Pin-en-Mauges, in Anjou: D. 1793, from a wound received during an attack upon Nantes. He was a man of great simplicity and honesty of character, and his piety was such that he was called the Saint of Anjou. Cat heretic, n . [Gr. kathairetikos , fit for putting down; Fr. catheretique.] (Med.) A substance applied to warts, exuberant granulations, ., to eat them down; mild caustic. Catholic Mi ion, in Kansas , a village of Neosho co. Catholicon, n . [Fr.; from Gr. katholikos .) (Med.) In old pharmacy, a panacea, or universal remedy. Catholicos, n. ( Eccl . Hist .) A name a umed by the patriarchs of the Armenian Church. Cat-hook, n. ( Naut .) A strong hook attached to the cat-block, to receive the ring of the anchor. Cat i line, or Catilina. LuciUS SERGIUS, born of a noble Roman family, squandered his fortune in debaucheries and extravagance. Being refused the consulship, he conspired, with many of the most illustrious of the Romans, to extirpate the senate and set Rome on fire. This conspiracy was timely discovered by the consul Cicero, who, in the full senate, crushed C. with his eloquence, and forced him to unmask himself. C. then retired to Gaul, where his partisans were a embling an army. Petreius, the lieutenant of Antonius, Cicero's colleague, attacked his ill-disciplined troops, and routed them, C. himself falling, 63 в. с.Sallust has written an excellent account of this conspiracy.