Romanism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Romanism
Example Sentences
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The English word “prince” is another Romanism, from Princeps Civitatis, “First Citizen,” the term that Augustus invented for himself.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
By failing to repudiate promptly a supporter's denunciation of "rum, Romanism and rebellion" in 1884, James G. Elaine lost New York's electoral votes and the presidential election against Grover Cleveland.
From Time Magazine Archive
By and large, criticism of the third session's agenda has been in the interest of greater realism rather than Romanism, clarity rather than cliche.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once an occasion for Protestants to recall the glories of their heritage and the un-Christian follies of Romanism, Reformation Sunday is becoming an ecumenical event that looks to the future rather than the past.
From Time Magazine Archive
On Thursday the 19th Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, spoke, who for twenty years has been the protagonist of Romanism in the British isles.
From Letters From Rome on the Council by D?llinger, Johann Joseph Ignaz von
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