Romanistic
Americanadjective
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characteristic of or tending toward the doctrine or practices of the Roman Catholic Church, especially in contrast to Protestantism.
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characteristic of ancient Roman law and civil society.
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characteristic of the Romance languages.
Example Sentences
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There is a high Romanistic club here, called the Alfred, whose members spend their time in passing ridiculous votes of censure on different individuals.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare
This appears from her uncompromising attitude toward the Romanistic, Reformed, Methodistic, and unionistic tendencies prevailing in the Lutheran synods and congregations at the time of her organization.
From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by F. (Friedrich) Bente
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