Romanism

[ roh-muh-niz-uh m ]

/ ˈroʊ məˌnɪz əm /

Origin of Romanism

First recorded in 1665–75; Roman + -ism

By the fact of his conversion to Romanism he had ceased to be a member of the University.

Gibbon |James Cotter Morison
In Romanism the Church pretends to it; she rids herself of competitors by forestalling them.

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine |John Henry Cardinal Newman
Aerschot was regarded as an emissary of Romanism by a large part of the inhabitants, and by the rest he was distrusted.

Old Continental Towns |Walter M. Gallichan
You say there is no danger of injury to our institutions from the rapid strides of Romanism.

Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; |William Gannaway Brownlow

They belonged to the Vaudois Church, and repudiated Romanism.

The Huguenots in France |Samuel Smiles.

Romanism

/ (ˈrəʊməˌnɪzəm) /

Roman Catholicism, esp when regarded as excessively or superstitiously ritualistic