Roman Catholicismn.

1662 J. Owen Animadversions Fiat Lux iii. 115 To perswade men not indeed and ultimately to mutual moderation and forbearance, but to a general acquiescency in the Roman-Catholicism.

1778 Refl. Scheme giving Relief Rom. Catholics 16 Had relief been granted to the other [sects], the friends of Roman Catholicism might have proceeded with more appearance of justice in granting relief to the former.

1790 R. Robinson Hist. Baptism xxxi. 375 In baptism they bound themselves to renounce all other religions and to embrace Christianity, that is Roman Catholicism.

1807 I. D'Israeli Curiosities of Lit. 1st Ser. (ed. 5) I. 402 Sigismond lost both his crowns, by his bigotted attachment to Roman Catholicism.

1826 E. A. Kendall Lett. to Friend ii. xxvi. 631 Her [sc. Canada's] Roman Catholicism..presents neither a constitutional, nor a political difficulty, to the British Protestant system.

1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. xi. 238 The battle of Lutzen..determined the balance of power between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism in Germany.

1928 S. Delmer tr. Prince Lichnowsky Heading for Abyss 56 The dissatisfied circles made capital out of his German descent and his Roman Catholicism.

1977 H. G. Burger in B. Bernardi Concept & Dynamics of Culture 458 When Roman Catholicism permitted only the ‘rhythm method’ of birth control.

2001 Time 9 July 41/3 Unlike the Pope in Roman Catholicism, the Archbishop of Canterbury is essentially a first among equals.