Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging or relating to Rome; specifically, belonging to the Roman Catholic Church: commonly used in a slightly invidious sense.
- Synonyms See
papal .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective religion, pejorative, archaic Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting
Romanism or theRoman Catholic Church.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Etymologies
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Examples
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This ceremony is called in Romish writers "the adoration."
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From about the year 1580, besides the term papist, employed with opprobrious intent, the followers of the old religion were often called Romish or Roman Catholics.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The Romish was a comfortable faith; Lambourne spoke true in that.
Kenilworth Walter Scott 1801
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The Sketchblog features a small portion, tastey tidbits, of the work of a cute little group of peculiarly "Romish" artists.
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The Sketchblog features a small portion, tastey tidbits, of the work of a cute little group of peculiarly "Romish" artists.
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Still, a lifetime of exposure to the stern face of Scottish Presbyterianism and its abiding suspicion of anything "Romish" had left Roger with a certain residual uneasiness upon entering a Catholic church-as though he might be seized at the door and forcibly baptized by outlandishly dressed minions of the True Cross.
Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997
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In 1859 still greater sensation was caused by the "Romish" ceremonial of the Rev. Bryan King at St:
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Similar objection is taken to any observance of All Souls 'Day or of the festival of Corpus Christi which implies the "Romish" doctrine concerning purgatory or transubstantiation.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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That all Catholics are sworn enemies of this republic and peons of the Pope is demonstrated by the fact that the "Romish" attorney-general refused to permit his people to erect at their own expense a chapel on government ground at West Point -- the general public being taxed meanwhile to maintain an Episcopal clergyman at that place.
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No. of the magazine, was really and in matter of fact a "Romish"
Apologia pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
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