A person or thing that makes something catholic (universal) or converts it to Catholicism.
From 'catholicize' (to make universal or Catholic) + '-er' (agent suffix). The base 'catholic' comes from Late Latin 'catholicus,' from Greek 'katholikos' meaning 'universal,' from 'kata' (throughout) + 'holos' (whole).
This word shows how suffix combinations in English can create new meanings—'catholicizer' can mean either someone spreading universal principles or someone converting others to Catholicism, showing how one root word branches into totally different functions.
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