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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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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once an occasion for Protestants to recall the glories of their heritage and the un-Christian follies of Romanism, Reformation Sunday is becoming an ecumenical event that looks to the future rather than the past.

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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Conversions of Protestant Princes.—The first reigning prince who became a convert to Romanism was the Margrave James III. of Baden.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.