catholicon

noun
/kəˈθɒlɪkɒn/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from καθολικόν

Definitions

  1. A supposed universal remedy.

  2. A large urban church used for large gatherings.

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

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