Romanism

Romanism [roh-muh-niz-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun Disparaging.

1. Roman Catholicism.

Origin of Romanism First recorded in 1665–75; Roman + -ism Related Words for romanism Catholicism, Catholicity, Romanism, papistry, popery Examples from the Web for romanism Historical Examples of romanism

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.

The Legacy of Greece

Various

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

Bertha and Her Baptism

Nehemiah Adams

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

The Way of All Flesh

Samuel Butler

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

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.