catholic

catholic [adjective]: wide-ranging (in tastes and interests); broad-minded, liberal.

Example: She was a woman of catholic tastes; she listened to Bach, Semmangudi, and the Pussycat Dolls.

Related words: catholically [adverb], catholicity [noun]

Synonyms: broad-minded, cosmopolitan, eclectic, global, inclusive, liberal, open-minded, receptive, tolerant, universal, unprejudiced

Antonyms: bigoted, conservative, conventional, hidebound, illiberal, insular, narrow-minded, parochial, prejudiced, provincial, small-minded, strait-laced

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Category: Vocabulary words

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