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PAPISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church
Synonyms:
papism; popery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("papism" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
Derivation:
papist (an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
Synonyms:
papism; Roman Catholicism; Romanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("papism" is a kind of...):
Catholicism; Catholicity (the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church)
