Cath`o*lic"i*ty (?), n.
1. The state or quality of being catholic;
universality.
2. Liberality of sentiments;
catholicism.
3. Adherence or conformity to the system
of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church;
the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.
4. Adherence to the doctrines of the
church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.