Romish

"You don't think it's just general dislike of Romish practices, then?"

How smoothly did the Romish church advance in her acquisition of power ?

"The various articles of the Romish creed," he wrote, "disappeared like a dream".

Another unusual feature is the oil paintings hanging in the church, a remembrance of the old Romish customs.

Cranmer would have modified it, if he could; but, being overborne by the Romish party, had not the power.

This mystery of iniquity is not wholly confined to the Romish church, but extends itself to others also.

And the sweet English chapel for the Romish Mass!

That is the Romish way!"

Their Language is Portugueze; and the religion they have, is Romish.

In town and near surround you can found travertine piles and "Romish" spa (see image gallery).

Throughout the novel, William looks down upon Catholics and "Romish wizardcraft".

You can take your guilty god, you Romish impostor, and shove him where the moon cannot shine."

"Tradition: Romish and Protestant"

Linda, not being of the Romish persuasion, did not seem impressed, and said, 'That's nice."

'Hunting of the Romish Fox,' 1598.

The Romish Chain, London, 1624.

In the course of his Lectures on 1st Corinthians he attacked the Romish doctrine of transubstantiation.

They all ring round her, and protect her, and worship her like Romish priests do their Madonna."

There are many sly satirical allusions to the Romish faith and practices, in which no orthodox Catholic would have ventured to indulge.

It was not easy to reconcile his conversion to the Romish faith, with those proofs of knowledge and capacity that were exhibited by him on different occasions.

"Ahhh, the ignorance of the Romish priesthood," McCrae said.

Carwin was an adherent to the Romish faith, yet was an Englishman by birth, and, perhaps, a protestant by education.

He had been secretly taught the Romish faith by Father Ambrose, and led by his grandmother to believe that he was of gentle birth.

He was the first that turned from Romish religion of the clergy here in Ireland, to embrace the reformation of the church of England."

'The Romish Decalogue,' London, 1852.