Romish
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He was startled, and like his ancestors, almost terrified by the suspicion that the Anglican hierarchy was dominated by distinctly Romish proclivities.
From Time Magazine Archive
The answer is that he is a slender, grey-crested person with a Romish nose and a sartorial perfection suggestive of the stage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The following is, perhaps, more curious than our previous quotations, as it tells of the pre-Christian antiquity of a common Romish custom:— 264.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
I therefore refer you to the letters of Martin II., who was Pope in the-year 1417, and considered one of the best Popes the Romish church ever had.
From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by Hogan, William
Such were the doctrines of the Romish church in 1558.
From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by Hogan, William
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