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Webster 1913 Edition

Romish

Rom′ish

,
Adj.
Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; – frequently used in a disparaging sense;
as, the
Romish
church; the
Romish
religion, ritual, or ceremonies.

Webster 1828 Edition

Romish

RO'MISH

,
Adj.
[from Rome.] Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the religion professed by the people of Rome and of the western empire, of which Rome was the metropolis; catholic; popish; as the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual or ceremonies.

Definition 2024

Romish

Romish

English

Adjective

Romish ‎(comparative more Romish, superlative most Romish)

  1. Belonging or relating to Rome.
  2. (religion, pejorative, archaic) Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church.
    "...the friars of the Romish church..."

Derived terms

  • Romishly
  • Romish Methodists
  • Romishness

Anagrams

Etymology

From Middle English *Romish, equivalent to Rome +‎ -ish. Compare Dutch Roomsch, Rooms ‎(“Roman”), German Römisch ‎(“Roman”).

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