Catholic vs. Universal — What's the Difference?

Of the Roman Catholic faith.

Of, relating to, or affecting the entire universe

A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Including, relating to, or affecting all members of the class or group under consideration; applicable in all cases

Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive

Done, produced, or shared by all members of the class or group under consideration

Including or concerning all humankind; universal

Adapted or adjustable to many sizes, uses, or devices

Of or involving the Roman Catholic Church.

(Logic)Encompassing all of the members of a class or group. Used of a proposition.

Of or relating to the universal Christian church.

A universal proposition.

Of or relating to the ancient undivided Christian church.

A general or abstract concept or term considered absolute or axiomatic.

Of or relating to those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient undivided church.

A general or widely held principle, concept, or notion.

A member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic.

A trait or pattern of behavior characteristic of all the members of a particular culture or of all humans.

Universal; all-encompassing.

Of or pertaining to the universe.

Alternative case form of Catholic.

Common to all members of a group or class.

(obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.

Common to all society; worldwide.

Embracing all.

Unlimited; vast; infinite.

Universally applicable.

Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

Of universal human interest or use.

(philosophy) A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.

(slang) Permissive of unprotected sex.

Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including, or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space; unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as, universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or benefice.

Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.

Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire; whole; as, the universal world.

Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.

Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses, shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.

Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.

Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; - opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.

A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe.

An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman Catholic.

A general abstract conception, so called from being universally applicable to, or predicable of, each individual or species contained under it.

A member of a Catholic church

Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions;

Of or relating to or supporting Catholicism;

Of worldwide scope or applicability;

Free from provincial prejudices or attachments;