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Romaphobia

/ˌɹoʊ.məˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

Romaphobia noun: fear, dislike, or hate of Roma people.

Noun (1)

Romaphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear, dislike, or hate of Roma people.

Noun (2)

Romaphobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear, dislike, or hate of Roman Catholicism.
    • There lurks, we fear, the old Protestant Romaphobia, which will not allow him to speak boldly on the subject. If we really believe that our LORD gave power to remit sins to His Apostles, can we for a moment doubt that when a priest is ordained by the very same form of words which our LORD used in...1865, “Blunt's Directorium Pastorale. [A book review of Directorium Pastorale: Principles and Practice of Pastoral Work in the Church of England, by the Rev. John Henry Blunt. London: Rivingtons...
    • "What is Protestantism in its essence? Variegated and hydra-headed in its species the generic sign by which it can always be recognized is antagonism to Rome; some forms of Romaphobia are more blatant and malicious than others, but to a perceptible degree all Protestants have it..."1907 November 16, “Critics of Protestantism”, in The Sacred Heart Review, volume 38, number 21, page 6

Examples of Romaphobia in a sentence

  • There lurks, we fear, the old Protestant Romaphobia, which will not allow him to speak boldly on the subject.1865, “Blunt's Directorium Pastorale. [A book review of Directorium Pastorale: Principles and Practice of Pastoral Work in the Church of...
  • The sure cure for Romaphobia is the sweat cure.1921 July 21, L.C. Barnes, “Antidotes for Romaphobia”, in The Watchman-Examiner: A National Baptist Paper, volume 9, number 29, page 919:

Synonyms of Romaphobia

Origin of Romaphobia

From Roma + -phobia. Late 20th century. Before that, its synonyms were the usual words for the referent.

From Roma + -phobia, where Rome is metonymic for the Roman pope, the Vatican, and their church. Mid-19th century.

Words that rhyme with Romaphobia

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Questions about Romaphobia

What does Romaphobia mean?
Romaphobia means fear, dislike, or hate of Roma people.
How do you use Romaphobia in a sentence?
There lurks, we fear, the old Protestant Romaphobia, which will not allow him to speak boldly on the subject.
What part of speech is Romaphobia?
Romaphobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce Romaphobia?
Romaphobia is pronounced /ˌɹoʊ.məˈfoʊ.bi.ə/.

Words near Romaphobia in the dictionary

  1. romanzas
  2. romanzovite
  3. Romanèche-Thorins
  4. romanèchite
  5. romanèchites
  6. Romaphobia
  7. Romaphobic
  8. Romarate
  9. romarchite
  10. romas
  11. Romases

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