Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Offensive One who professes Roman Catholicism.
- noun A student of or authority on ancient Roman law, culture, and institutions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Roman Catholic; an adherent of the Church of Rome: used chiefly by opponents of that church.
- Belonging or relating to Romanism; Roman Catholic: as, the Romanist and the Protestant systems.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who adheres to Romanism.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A student of ancient
Rome - noun informal A
Roman Catholic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
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Examples
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What matter, _in extremis_, whether we be called Romanist, or Protestant, or Greek, or Calvinist?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Various
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Pise's suggestion that "Romanist" is more "local" than "Papist" may be on the right track, although some hair-splitting is involved.
Religion 2009
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This is the first time I've seen a 19th-c. author try to historicize the use of "Romanist" vs.
Religion 2009
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Ironically, a quick run through my personal library catalog reveals no books with "Romanist" or "Papist" in the title, although I do have eighteen books with "Romanism" and ten with "Popery."
Religion 2009
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Still, he does distinguish between the point of "Romanist" (denoting a particular sect associated with Rome) and "Papist" (denoting allegiance to a particular leader).
Religion 2009
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Italian influence; however, his pupil, Jan van Scorel, is regarded as the first "Romanist".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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"Romanist" jurisconsults, who confined themselves to the observation of Greek and Roman antiquity, he drew upon the modern history of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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He was Reformer and "Romanist" as the advocates of Rome or Reformation happened to interpret him.
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Had he been "A Good Catholic" he would have been elected with votes to burn; for did not Dick Bland have to hide out in the Ozark hills to escape the presidential nomination the moment it was rumored that his wife was a "Romanist"?
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There has been a general feeling that I was for years where I had no right to be; that I was a "Romanist" in Protestant livery and service; that I was doing the work of a hostile Church in the bosom of the English Establishment, and knew it, or ought to have known it.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
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