Word Meanings - VATICANISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.

Related words: (words related to VATICANISM)

• SUPPORTABLE
  Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• SUPPORTATION
  Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon.
• ROMANY
  1. A gypsy.
• ROMANTICAL
  Romantic.
• ROMANISH
  Pertaining to Romanism.
• SUPPORTFUL
  Abounding with support. Chapman.
• ROMANTICIST
  One who advocates romanticism in modern literature. J. R. Seeley.
• PAPALITY
  The papacy. Ld. Berners. Milton.
• EXTREMELESS
  Having no extremes; infinite.
• ULTRAMONTANISM
  The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the
• SUPPORTLESS
  Having no support. Milton.
• ROMANTICALY
  In a romantic manner.
• ROMANTIC
  1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more
• PAPALIZE
  To conform to popery. Cowper.
• ROMANIST
  One who adheres to Romanism.
• ROMANCY
  Romantic.
• AUTHORITY
  1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority
• ROMANIC
  1. Of or pertaining to Rome or its people. 2. Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal,
• SUPREMACY
  The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament. The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual
• ROMANIZER
  One who Romanizes.
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC
  Mad for freedom.
• NECROMANCER
  One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
• HIEROMANCY
  Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.
• PYROMANCY
  Divination by means of fire.
• NECROMANTIC; NECROMANTICAL
  Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv.
• ANTIPAPAL
  Opposed to the pope or to popery. Milton.
• INSUPPORTABLE
  Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• UNSUPPORTABLE
  Insupportable; unendurable. -- Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. Bp. Wilkins. -- Un`sup*port"a*bly, adv.