Romanism

Romanism

The words Romanism and Romanist are used in three different contexts.

Roman Catholicism

Romanism was a word used as a derogatory term for Roman Catholicism in the past when anti-Catholicism was more common in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is still used, though rarely, by anti-Catholics.

ee also

*Anti-Catholicism
*Papist
*Popery
*Popish Plot

Classics

In the academic fields of classical studies and ancient history, a Romanist can also be a scholar of Ancient Rome.

Flemish school of painters

Romanism was also the name of a Flemish school of painters from the beginning of the 16th century, the greatest of which was Jan Gossaert. They were among the first Flemish painters to be influenced by the Italian Renaissance. The Guild of Romanists was a mostly 17th century society of Antwerp painters and humanists who had visited Rome.

See also : Northern Renaissance.


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  • românism — ROMÂNÍSM, (2) românisme, s.n. 1. Sentiment naţional al românilor (I 1); spirit românesc. 2. (Rar) Cuvânt sau expresie specifică limbii române. – Român + suf. ism. Trimis de RACAI, 22.11.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  ROMÂNÍSM s. v. românime. Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Romanism — Ro man*ism, n. The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • romanism — ROMANÍSM s. v. latinitate, romanitate. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime …   Dicționar Român

  • Romanism — [rō′mən iz΄əm] n. 1. Roman Catholicism: hostile usage 2. the spirit and influence of ancient Rome …   English World dictionary

  • Romanism (painting) — Romanism was the style of painting of a group of artists in the late 15th and early 16th century from the Netherlands who began to visit Italy and started to incorporate Renaissance influences in their work. The greatest artist in the style was… …   Wikipedia

  • Romanism — noun Date: 1674 often offensive Roman Catholicism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Romanism — /roh meuh niz euhm/, n. Often Disparaging and Offensive. See Roman Catholicism. [1665 75; ROMAN + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • românísm — s. n., (cuvinte) pl. românísme …   Romanian orthography

  • romanism — Ro·man·ism || rəʊmÉ™nɪzÉ™m n. Roman Catholicism, sect of Christianity headed by the Pope; Roman influence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Romanism — noun dated Roman Catholicism …   English new terms dictionary

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