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Catholic

/kˈæθlɪk/
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(adj) Universal; all-encompassing.

Mass is a Catholic ceremony of remembering Jesus Christ by eating and drinking.
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
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She grew up in a ____ family and attended the local church every Sunday.

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