papism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

papism
    n 1: the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in
         Rome [syn: {Romanism}, {Roman Catholicism}, {papism}]
    2: offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman
       Catholic Church [syn: {popery}, {papism}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Papism \Pa"pism\, n. [F. papisme. See {Pape}, {Pope}.]
   Popery; -- an offensive term. --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]