Romanistic

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[roh-muhn-ist-ik] / ˌroʊ mənˈɪst ɪk /

adjective

1. characteristic of or tending toward the doctrine or practices of the Roman Catholic Church, especially in contrast to Protestantism.

2. characteristic of ancient Roman law and civil society.

3. characteristic of the Romance languages.

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Example Sentences

There is a high Romanistic club here, called the Alfred, whose members spend their time in passing ridiculous votes of censure on different individuals.

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"I expect this is Hellenistic—I mean Romanistic—Latin," said Michael, who was proud of his momentary superiority in knowledge.

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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.

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There is," he wrote, "so much of excellence and beauty in the services of the Breviary, that were it skilfully set before the Protestants, by Romanistic controversialists, as the book of devotions received by their communion, it would undoubtedly raise a prejudice in their favour, if he were ignorant of the case and but ordinarily candid and unprejudiced….

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The boys talk of emperors all the time; Edith is wild over Madonnas and saints, and Mrs. Jerrold runs from Paul's house to Paul's walks and Paul's drives and Paul's stand at the prisoner's bar, and reads the Acts through five times a day, in the most religious and Romanistic spirit.

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