Romanism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Romanism
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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
For the Italians' romantic love of their homeland and their nostalgia for past glories, he espoused the cult of Romanism.
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
In reply to the charges that the ‘Analogy’ tended to Romanism, he asks for a single known case where the study of Butler had led to Rome.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
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