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curialism

curialism noun: the view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church: the supremacy of the Roman Curia.

Noun

curialism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church: the supremacy of the Roman Curia.
    • is it not an astonishing fact , with reference to the spirit of Curialism, that down to the year 1870 these preposterous claims of aggression should have been upheld1875, William Ewart Gladstone, Vaticanism: an Answer to Reproofs and Replies

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Origin of curialism

From curial + -ism.

Questions about curialism

What does curialism mean?
Curialism means the view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church: the supremacy of the Roman Curia.
What part of speech is curialism?
Curialism is a noun.

Words near curialism in the dictionary

  1. curia
  2. Curia Muria
  3. curia regis
  4. curiae
  5. curial
  6. curialism
  7. curialist
  8. curialistic
  9. curialists
  10. curialities
  11. curiality

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