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A.Word.A.Day--catholicity catholicity (kath-uh-LIS-i-tee) noun 1. Wide-ranging; universality. 2. Broad-mindedness; inclusiveness. [From Latin catholicus, from Greek katholikos (general), from kata (according to, by) + holou (whole). Ultimately from Indo-European root sol- (whole) that brought us words such as solid, salute, save, salvo, and soldier.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. "[Broadcaster John Ebdon] notched up more than 1,000 broadcasts on topics that reflected the catholicity of his interests -- they included astronomy, religion and poetry." Obituaries: John Ebdon; The Times (London, UK); Mar 24, 2005. This week's theme: words relating to religion. X-Bonus Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all. -Thomas Szasz, author, professor of psychiatry (1920- )

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