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ˈRomist ? Obs.
[f. Rome n. 2 + -ist.]
A Roman Catholic, a Romanist.
1592Warner Alb. Eng. ix. xlviii. (1602) 222 One selfe⁓same Religion (such as Spanish Romistes haue). 1606Dekker Double P.P. Wks. (Grosart) II. 159 Since so strange Commotion..Puffes the Romist vp in Armes. 1677W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. x. 177 This..consists in Words and Deeds. Now Romists have a Marvellous Stroak at both. 1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. III. Diss. Drama 6 The Emblem of Geometry being apply'd to Presbytery, and the visionary Romists. 1784J. Brown Hist. Brit. Ch. (1820) I. iv. 80 The Church of England's imitation of the Romists. 1821Fair Witch of Glasllyn II. 349 The Dominicans were the ultra Romists.
†b. So Romist Catholic. Obs.—1
1661Boyle Style of Script. 96 As much a nose of wax as the Romist Catholics say we make the other. |