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# originally it comes from a Greek word meaning universal (''katholika'') - and thus, referred to the non-Jewish or [[gentile]] church as a whole, as opposed to a particular local church. This is the sense in which it is used in the historic creeds ("one holy, catholic and apostolic church") - and in this sense Protestants, Eastern Orthodox it also refers to the [[Catholic Church#Different churches|Eastern Catholic]] churches, which form part of the Roman Catholic Church, yet follow Eastern rather than Roman traditions in liturgy and other matters.{{citation needed}}

# originally it comes from a Greek word meaning universal (''katholika'') - and thus, referred to the non-Jewish or [[gentile]] church as a whole, as opposed to a particular local church. This is the sense in which it is used in the historic creeds ("one holy, catholic and apostolic church") - and in this sense Protestants, Eastern Orthodox it also refers to the [[Catholic Church#Different churches|Eastern Catholic]] churches, which form part of the Roman Catholic Church, yet follow Eastern rather than Roman traditions in liturgy and other matters.{{citation needed}}

*[[Russian Orthodox]], [[Ukrainian Orthodox]], [[Maronite]], and [[Coptic]] churches consider themselves to be part of the catholic church.   

#[[Russian Orthodox]], [[Ukrainian Orthodox]], [[Maronite]], and [[Coptic]] churches consider themselves to be part of the catholic church.   

# In [[Western civilization|Western societies]] the term has evolved, however, to refer to the [[Roman Catholic Church]] specifically.  

# In [[Western civilization|Western societies]] the term has evolved, however, to refer to the [[Roman Catholic Church]] specifically.