Romish

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Romish

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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”).

adjective more Romish · most Romish

Belonging or relating to Rome.
archaic, derogatory Of, like, pertaining to, or supporting Romanism or the Roman Catholic Church. the friars of the Romish church
Similar: papish, popish

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@misc{romish_2026,
  title = {Romish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/romish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}