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Idealised word of religion against being subsumed by Catholicism (8)

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romantic

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'idealised word of religion' is the definition.
'romantic' can be an answer for 'idealised' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'word of religion' bit.

'against being subsumed by catholicism' is the wordplay.
'against' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'being subsumed by' becomes 'tic' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'catholicism' becomes 'roman' (Roman Catholicism is an example).
'tic' put after 'roman' is 'ROMANTIC'.

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(Other definitions for romantic that I've seen before include "Inclined to love" , "Involving a love affair, appealing to the tender emotions" , "Amorous (but not practical?)" , "Relating to love" , "Literary period in early 19th century" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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