of, relating to, or resembling Roman Catholic beliefs or practices
Romish in American English
(ˈroumɪʃ)
adjective
derogatoryoften or offensive
of or pertaining to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church
Derived forms
Romishly
adverb
Romishness
noun
Word origin
[1525–35; rome + -ish1]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: converter, dominant, folio, secure, shuffle-ish is a suffix used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of “belonging to”(British; Danish; English; Spanish); “after the manner of,” “having the characteristics of,” “like” (babyish; girlish; mulish); “addicted to,” “inclined or tending to” (bookish; freakish); “near or about” (fiftyish; sevenish)
Examples of 'Romish' in a sentence
Romish
Even I, a tolerant representative of the Middle Way, found myself blinking at this unquestionably Romish style of adornment.