Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: romish
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging or relating to Rome.

adj

Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church.

Archaic; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"the friars of the Romish church"

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *Romish, Rēmisċ, *rūmisk
Suffix: Rome

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Romish (comparative) most Romish (superlative)

Derived Forms

Romishly Romishness

Phrases

Romish Methodists

Synonyms

papish popish roman r.c. romanist roman catholic papist papistic papistical

Questions

What does romish mean?: Belonging or relating to Rome.
Where does romish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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