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nouncurialism (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableThe 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 upheld
1875, William Ewart Gladstone, Vaticanism: an Answer to Reproofs and RepliesSynonyms: Vaticanism, Romism, ultramontanism · Antonyms: conciliarism, congregationalism
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nounThe view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin Church: the supremacy of the Roman Curia.
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