the authority and policies of the Pope and the papal curia, esp with regard to papal infallibility
Vaticanism in American English
(ˈvætɪkəˌnɪzəm)
noun
usually derogatory
the doctrine of the absolute supremacy of the pope
Derived forms
Vaticanist
noun
Word origin
[1870–75; vatican + -ism]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, asymmetric, giveaway, linkage, onshore-ism is a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nounsfrom verbs (baptism). On this model, -ism is used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice,state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion oradherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism)