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
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 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
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
In reply to the charges that the ‘Analogy’ tended to Romanism, he asks for a single known case where the study of Butler had led to Rome.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
