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Romanism

[roh-muh-niz-uh m]
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noun Disparaging.
  1. Roman Catholicism.
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Origin of Romanism

First recorded in 1665–75; Roman + -ism
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Historical Examples

  • If Romanism is to be the religion of the State, let it be allied with Absolutism.

    Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq.

    Charles James Lever

  • On one side, indeed, the Reformation was a return to Hellenism from Romanism.

  • Romanism has driven us to the opposite extreme in our ideas of sacraments.

  • A combat with Romanism might even yet win for her and Theobald the crown of martyrdom.

  • It was here that John Wycliffe thundered against the Romanism of his day.

    Oxford

    Frederick Douglas How

British Dictionary definitions for romanism

Romanism

noun
  1. Roman Catholicism, esp when regarded as excessively or superstitiously ritualistic
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Word Origin and History for romanism

Romanism

n.

"Roman Catholicism" (usually, if not always, with a disparaging savor; in some contexts suggesting political allegiance to the Vatican), 1670s, from Roman + -ism.

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