conclavismo

Italian

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English conclavism, Spanish conclavismo, Polish konklawizm. By surface analysis, conclave +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.klaˈviz.mo/
  • Rhymes: -izmo
  • Hyphenation: con‧cla‧vì‧smo

Noun

conclavismo m (uncountable)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) conclavism (faction of Catholic traditionalism, derived from sedevacantism, whose adherents claim that due to the collapse of the post-conciliar hierarchy they can elect their own pope)
    • 2006, Centro studi sulle nuove religioni, Le religioni in Italia, Editrice Elledici:
      Accusata di « conclavismo » dai suoi critici, manifesta in realtà molti dubbi su chi potrebbe costituire un valido conclave (non necessariamente, comunque, un corpo []
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