[f. prec. + -ISM.] The system of the Benedictines.
1826. Southey, Vind. Eccl. Angl., 40. That Benedictinism, and Franciscanism,… with their respective … superstitions, are no part of the Roman Catholic system.
1884. Athenæum, 23 Aug., 235/3. The history of Benedictinism in England requires reconsideration.
