papism

 [pey-piz-uhm]  

pa·pism

   [pey-piz-uhm]
noun Usually Disparaging.
Roman Catholicism.
Origin:
1540–50; < Middle French papisme. See pope, -ism

Related forms
an·ti·pa·pism, noun
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papism

noun
1. the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome [syn: Romanism] 
2. offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church [syn: popery] 
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