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catholicity 
catholic or universal; catholic character or 
position ; universality : as, the catholicity of a 
doctrine. Also sometimes Catholicism. 
An appeal to the catholicity of the church in proof 
its doctrines are true. J. II. Newman, Occ. Serin., p. 
The wide range of support given to the institution 
[Edinburgh infirmary] only corresponds to the catholiciti/ 
of the charity it dispenses. Scott inn 11. 
2. The quality of being catholic or liberal- 
minded; freedom from prejudices or narrow- 
mindedness: as, the catholicity of one's taste 
for literature. Also sometimes Catholicism. 
3. [cap.] The Roman Catholic Church, or its 
doctrines and usages. 
Catholicize (ka-thol'i-slz), r.; pret. and pp. 
Catholicised, ppr. Catholicizing. [< Catholic + 
-ise."\ I. intrans. To become a Catholic. [Bare.] 
II. trans. To convert to the Roman Catholic 
faith. 
Also spelled Catholicise. 
catholicly (kath'o-lik-li), ado. In a catholic 
manner; universally. [Rare.] 
That marriage is indissoluble is not catholicly true. 
Milton, Tetrachordon. 
catholicness (kath'o-lik-nes), n. Universality; 
catholicity. 
One may judge of the catholickness which Romanists 
brag of. Brevint, Saul and Samuel at Endor, p. 10. 
catholicont (ka-thol'i-kon), . [= F. catholi- 
con, < ML. catholicon, catholicttm, a universal 
remedy, also a general or comprehensive work, 
as a dictionary, < Gr. Ka6oAiic6v (sc. ia/ia, reme- 
dy), neut. of Ka0oA<Kdf, universal: see catholic.'] 
A remedy for all diseases ; a universal remedy ; 
a panacea; specifically, a kind of soft purgative 
electuary so called. 
catholicos, catholicus (ka-thol'i-kos, -kus), u. 
[ML., usually catholicus, < MGr. naffo/Mof, a pro- 
curator, a prelate (see def.), prop, adj., Gr. 
Kaffo^tKof, general, universal : see catholic.] 1. 
In the later Roman empire, a receiver-general 
or deputy-receiver in a civil diocese. 2. Ec- 
cles., in Oriental countries : (a) A primate hav- 
ing under him metropolitans, but himself sub- 
ject to a patriarch. (6) The head of an inde- 
pendent or schismatic communion. The general 
force of the title seems to have been that of a superinten- 
dent-general of missions or of churches on and beyond the 
borders of the Roman empire. It is also the title of the 
head of the Armenian Church, and has been used by the 
Jacobites, and for the metran of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). 
See maphrian. 
The Archbishop Peter assumed the title of Catholicos of 
Htsketha and all Georgia. 
J. M. Neale, Eastern Church, i. 62. 
Also called catholic. 
cathood (kat'hud), n. [< cofi + -hood.] The 
state of being a cat. [Rare.] 
Decidedly my kitten should never attain to cathood. 
Southey, Doctor, xxv. 
cat-hook (kat'huk), n, Naut., the hook of a 
cat-block. 
cat-ice (kat'is), n. A very thin layer of ice from 
under which the water has receded. 
Catilinarian (kat"i-li-na'ri-an), a. and n. [< 
L. Catilinarius, < Catilina, a proper name, prig, 
dim. adj., < eatas, sharp, shrewd, cunning.] 
I. o. Pertaining to Catiline (died 62 B. c.), a 
Roman conspirator: as, the Catilinarian war. 
H. n. One who resembles or imitates Cati- 
line. 
Catilinism (kat'i-li-nizm), . [< Catiline + 
-ism.] The practices or principles of Catiline, 
the Roman conspirator, or practices and prin- 
ciples resembling his ; conspiracy. 
cat-in-clover (kat'in-klo'ver), n. The bird's- 
foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, which has the 
foliage of a clover and claw-shaped pods. 
cation, kation (kat'i-on), . [< Gr. 
Kariuv, going down, ppr. of nankvai, 
go down, < Kara, down, + Itvai, go : 
see go."] The name given by Fara- 
day to the element or elements of 
an electrolyte which in electro- 
chemical decompositions appear 
at the negative pole or cathode. 
See ion. 
catkin (kat'kin), n. [= MD. Jcat- 
teken = G. katzchen, catkin, lit. a 
little cat (of. D. katje, F. chat 
and chaton, E. cattail, catkin), in 
allusion to its resemblance to 
a cat's tail ; < caft + dim. -kin. 
Cf. catling, 3.] In bot., a scaly 
spike of unisexual flowers, usual- 
ly deciduous after flowering or 
fruiting, as in the willow and BirSi atk *><*r 
birch ; an ament. Also called t**ttia). , 
.. ., male ; *. t>, fe- 
COttail. male. 
864 
And from the alder's crown 
Swing the long catkins brown. 
C. Thaxter, March. 
cat-lap (kat'lap), n. A thin, poor beverage (usu- 
ally tea), fit only to give to cats. 
cat-like (kat'lik), o. [<<(!+ tike.] Like a cat; 
feline; watchful; stealthy. 
A lioness, with udders all drawn dry, 
Lay couching, head on ground, with catlike watch. 
Shak., As you Like it, iv. 3. 
catling (kat'ling), n. [< cat 1 + dim. -ling. Cf. 
killing.] 1. A little cat; a kitten. 
For never cat nor catliny I shall find, 
But mew shall they in Pluto's palace blind. 
Drummond, Phillis on the Death of her Sparrow. 
2f. Catgut; the string of a lute, violin, etc. 
What music will be in him when Hector has knocked 
out his brains, I know not ; but, I am sure, none, unless 
the fiddler Apollo get his sinews to make catlings on. 
Shak., T. andC., ill. 3. 
3. The down or moss which grows about cer- 
tain trees and resembles the hair of a cat. 
Harris. 4. A double-edged knife used by sur- 
geons for dismembering. Also catlin. 
catlinite (kat'li-nit), n. [After George Catlin, 
an American traveler.] A red clay-stone used 
by the North American Indians for making 
pipes. It is allied to agalmatolite, but is rather a rock 
than a mineral species. It is obtained from Pipestone 
county in southwestern Minnesota. 
catmallison (kat'mal-i-son), . [Appar. < caft 
+ malison : a place cursed by the cat because it 
keeps the food out of his reach !] A cupboard 
near the chimney in which dried beef and provi- 
sions are kept. Grose; Halliwell. [North. Eng.] 
catmint (kat'mint), n. [Formerly cat's mint, 
ME. kattes minte ; the alleged AS. cattes mint 
(Somner) is not authenticated; < caft + mint 2 ; 
= Dan. kattemynte = Sw. kattmynta.] A plant 
of the genus Nepeta, N. Cataria : so called be- 
cause cats are fond of it. It is stimulant and slight- 
ly tonic, and is a domestic remedy for various ailments. 
Malabar catmint is Anisomeles Malabarica, a similar labi- 
ate, used by the natives of India as a tonic and febrifuge. 
Also catnip. 
cat-nap (kat'nap), n. A short light sleep ; a 
brief nap. 
The anecdotes told of Brougham, Napoleon and others, 
who are said to have slept but four or five hours out of 
the twenty-four, but who, we suspect, took a good many 
cat-naps in the day-time, have done much harm. 
W. Mathews, Getting on in the World, p. 267. 
catnar (kat'nar), n. A class of sweet wines, 
both red and white, produced in Moldavia. 
Also spelled cotnar. 
A cup of our own Moldavia fine, 
Cotnar, for instance, green as May sorrel, 
And ropy with sweet. Browning. 
catnip (kat'nip), . [Prob. a corruption of 
catmint, the syllable -nip not having any obvi- 
ous meaning. Hardly connected with the L. 
name nepeta, catmint.] Same as catmint. 
cat-nut (kat'nut), . The round tuberous root 
of Bunium flexuosum. 
Catoblepas (ka-tob'le-pas), n. [NL. (Hamil- 
ton Smith, 1827), < L. catoblepas (Pliny). < Gr. 
KOTu/J/Ui/;, also KaTU/3teiruv, -/3/7r<n> (with ppr. 
suffix), name of an African animal, perhaps the 
gnu, lit. 'down-looker,' < KO.TU, adv., down (< 
xara, prep., down : see cata-), + fitemiv, look.] 
A genus of ruminating quadrupeds, with large 
soft muzzle, and horns bent down and again 
turned up. It belongs to the antelope subfam- 
ily, and contains the gnu of South Africa : same 
as Connochcetes. See cut under gnu. 
catocathartic (kafo-ka-thiir'tik), a. and n. 
[< Gr. KOTU, down, + KaSaprinof, cathartic.] I. 
a. Purging downward, or producing alvine dis- 
charges. 
II. n. A purging medicine ; a cathartic. 
catochet, catocnust, n. [< Gr. KOTOX^, 
catalepsy, lit. a holding down or fast, < 
hold down, < Kara, down, + l^civ, hold.] A vari- 
ety of catalepsy in which the body is kept rigid. 
Catodon (kat'o-don), n. [NL. (Linnseus, 1735) : 
see catodont.] 1. A genus of cetaceans; the 
sperm-whales: so called from having under 
teeth only, or teeth only in the lower jaw: now 
superseded by Physeter. The sperm-whale or cacha- 
lot, formerly Physeter catodon, or Catodon macrocephalns, 
is now usually called Physeter maerocephalus. 
2. A genus of ophidians, giving name to the 
Catodonta. Dumeril and Bibron, 1844. 
catodont (kat'o-dont), a. f< NL. catodon(t-), 
< Gr. Kara, down. + biovf (oiovr-) = E. tooth.] 
Having teeth in the lower jaw only, as a serpent 
or a cetacean ; specifically, of or pertaining to 
the Catodonta, Catodontida, or Physeteridce. 
Catodonta (kat-6-don'ta), n. pi. [NL., < Cato- 
don(t-), 2, + -a' 2 .] In ' herpet., a suborder of 
Ophidia, conterminous with the family Steno- 
catoptrlc 
Stomidw. It includes angiostomatous serpents having 
the opisthotic bone intercalated in the cranial walls, no 
ectopterygoid bone, the maxillary fixed to the prefrontal 
and premaxillary, and a pubis present. 
Catodont Dentition of Physeter maerocephalus. 
1. Side view of lower jaw, with portion of upper jaw. a. Top view of 
lower jaw. 
Catodontidae (kat-o-don'ti-de), n. pi. [NL., < 
Catodon(t-), 1, + -idee.] A family of cetaceans, 
named from the genus Catodon, now usually 
called Physeterida: ; the sperm-whales or ca- 
chalots. 
Catometopa (kat-o-met'o-p'a), n. pi. Same as 
' ' tametopa. 
cat-o'-mountain (kat ' o - moun ' tan), . Same 
as catamount. 
And in thy wrath, a nursing cat-o'-mountain 
Is calm as her babe's sleep compared with thee ! 
Halleck, Red Jacket. 
Catonian (ka-to'ni-an), a. [< L. Catoniamis, < 
Cato(n-), a Roman cognomen, < eatus, sagacious, 
wise, shrewd.] Pertaining to or resembling 
either Cato the censor (died 149 B. c.) or Cato 
Uticensis (95-46 B. c. ), Romans, both remark- 
able for severity of manners and morals ; hence, 
grave; severe: inflexible. 
cat-o'-nine-tails (kat-o-mn'talz), . 1. A 
nautical and sometimes military instrument of 
punishment, generally consisting of nine pieces 
of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle, 
used to flog offenders on the bare back. Also 
called cat. 
I'll tell you what if I was to sit on a court-martial 
against such a fellow as you, . . . you should have the 
cat o' nine tails, and be forced to run the gauntlet, from 
Coxheath to Warley Common. Sheridan, The Camp, i. 1. 
2. Same as cattail, 1. 
catoose (ka-tos'), [Appar. a corruption of 
F. cartouche, a roll of paper, etc. : see cartouche, 
cartridge.] In her., an ornamental scroll with 
which any ordinary or bearing may be deco- 
rated. 
catoosed (ka-tosf), a. [< catoose + -ed 2 .] Dec- 
orated with catooses. See cross catoosed, under 
cross. 
Catopsilia (kat-op-sil'i-a), . [NL. (Hiibner, 
1816), < Gr. K<ira, downward, + yd6f, smooth.] 
A genus of butterflies, of the family PapiUonidcB 
and subfamily Pierinae, containing many showy 
species, mostly yellow and of large size. c. 
philea, a golden and orange species, expands 4 or 5 inches ; 
it inhabits tropical America. C. eubule, a citron-yellow 
species, is found from Canada to Patagonia. 
catopter (ka-top'ter), n. [< Gr. KaTcmrpov, a 
mirror, < KOTOIT-, stem of fut. of nadopav, look 
down, look upon, < KOTO, down, + bpav, see, in 
part supplied from ^ *OTT, see, > E. optic, etc.] A 
reflecting optical glass or instrument ; a mirror. 
Also catoptron. 
catoptric (ka-top'trik), a. [= F. catoptrique 
= Sp. catoptrico = Pg. catoptrico ; < Gr. /caroir- 
rpiKOf, of or in a mirror, < mronrpov, a mirror: 
see catopter and -ic.] Relating to the branch 
of optics called catoptrics ; pertaining to inci- 
dent and reflected light. 
In his dedication to the Prince he [Myles Davies] pro- 
fesses "to represent writers and writings in a catoptrick 
view." /. D' Israeli, Calam. of Autii., I. 51. 
Catoptric cistula, a box with several sides lined with 
mirrors, so as to reflect and multiply images of any object 
placed in it. E. II. Knight. Catoptric dial, a dial that 
shows the hours by means of a mirror adjusted to reflect 
the solar rays upward to the ceiling of a room on which the 
hour-lines are delineated. Catoptric light, in a light- 
Catop . 
Horizontal sectional view, showing but one tier of reflectors. 
n, n, chandelier ; q, fixed shaft in center to support the whole ; o, o, 
reflectors, and f, f, fountains of their lamps. 
