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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Catholicity

· Cath·o·lic·i·ty · IPA
01 n. The state or quality of being catholic; universality.
  1. 1.
    The state or quality of being catholic; universality.
  2. 2.
    Liberality of sentiments; catholicism.
  3. 3.
    Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.
  4. 4.
    Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the doctrines themselves.