catholicity
All-embracing scope
Catholicity is the quality of being wide-ranging or universal in scope, tastes, or sympathies.
Someone with catholicity of taste appreciates many different styles, genres, or traditions: Her catholicity of interests ranged from medieval architecture to hip-hop.
The word implies openness and breadth rather than narrow specialization. (Capitalized Catholicity relates to the Catholic Church.)
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- broadnessExtent across something
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
flexibility · acceptance · inclusiveness · comprehensiveness · expansiveness · receptiveness · magnanimity · generosity
Presence in all places
- comprehensivenessState of being complete
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
entirety · global · worldwide · cosmopolitan · pervasiveness · omnipresence · generality · commonality
Across religious boundaries
- interdenominationalInvolving multiple faith traditions
- interreligiousAcross different faiths
- multifaithIncluding various religions
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
unity · reconciliation · convergence · fellowship · cooperation · communion · council · synod
open-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- broadnessExtent across something
latitude · flexibility · acceptance · inclusiveness · comprehensiveness · expansiveness · receptiveness · magnanimity · generosity · broad-mindedness
ubiquity
Presence in all places
- comprehensivenessState of being complete
- all-encompassingIncluding everything without exception
- totalityComplete aggregate amount
wholeness · entirety · global · worldwide · cosmopolitan · pervasiveness · omnipresence · generality · commonality · applicability
interfaith
Across religious boundaries
- interdenominationalInvolving multiple faith traditions
- interreligiousAcross different faiths
- multifaithIncluding various religions
dialogue · unity · reconciliation · convergence · fellowship · cooperation · communion · council · synod · Vatican
- vastnessexpanse, immensity, infinity, boundlessness, limitlessness
catholicitynarrowness
Confined width quality
limitedness · restrictedness · particularity · parochialism · partiality
catholicitynarrow-mindedness
Closed thinking, limited perspective
intolerance · bigotry · dogmatism · sectarianism · small-mindedness
catholicitysectarianism
Prejudiced loyalty to subgroups
denominationalism · schism · heterodoxy · particularism · factionalism