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Romish

Romish adjective: belonging or relating to Rome.

Adjective

Romish (comparative more Romish, superlative most Romish)

  1. Belonging or relating to Rome.
  2. (archaic, derogatory) Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church.
    • the friars of the Romish church
    Synonyms:
    papish, popish

Synonyms of Romish

Forms of Romish

comparativemore Romish
superlativemost Romish

Origin of Romish

From Middle English *Romish, from Old English Rēmisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rūmisk, equivalent to Rome + -ish. Compare Dutch Roomsch, Rooms (“Roman”), German Römisch (“Roman”).

Words formed from Romish

Questions about Romish

What does Romish mean?
Romish means belonging or relating to Rome.
What part of speech is Romish?
Romish is an adjective.

Words near Romish in the dictionary

  1. Rominger
  2. Romingers
  3. Romione
  4. romiplastin
  5. romiplostim
  6. Romish
  7. Romishly
  8. Romishness
  9. Romism
  10. Romist
  11. Romists

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