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catholicon¹

  • /kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/
  • /kəˈθɒlɪkən/

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From Late Middle English catholicon, via Medieval Latin from Ancient Greek καθολικόν (katholikón, “that which is universal”), the neuter substantive form of καθολικός (katholikós).

noun catholica · catholicons

  1. A supposed universal remedy.
  2. A large urban church used for large gatherings.

Similar: panacea, cure-all

Catholicon²

proper noun

  1. an early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon

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Similar: panacea, cure-all

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"catholicon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catholicon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

catholicon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catholicon

Chicago

"catholicon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catholicon.

BibTeX
@misc{catholicon_2026,
  title = {catholicon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catholicon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}