Romanism

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The English word “prince” is another Romanism, from Princeps Civitatis, “First Citizen,” the term that Augustus invented for himself.

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For the Italians' romantic love of their homeland and their nostalgia for past glories, he espoused the cult of Romanism.

From Time Magazine Archive

By and large, criticism of the third session's agenda has been in the interest of greater realism rather than Romanism, clarity rather than cliche.

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By failing to repudiate promptly a supporter's denunciation of "rum, Romanism and rebellion" in 1884, James G. Elaine lost New York's electoral votes and the presidential election against Grover Cleveland.

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He returned to Scotland secretly in 1596, and on the 20th of June 1597 abjured Romanism and made his peace with the Kirk.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various