Romanism

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

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

And Dr. Cornelius Van Til of Westminster Theological Seminary speaks for a host of U.S. fundamentalists in charging that "Barthianism is even more hostile to the theology of Luther and Calvin than Romanism."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tendency is far more toward Rationalism than toward Romanism; with the Newman who withdrew from all churches rather than with the Newman who renounced one church to enter another.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin