Standard Lemma guide

Romish

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Belonging or relating to Rome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, derogatory

Topics: lifestyle, religion

Examples

  • the friars of the Romish church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: papish, popish

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or supporting Romanism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Roman Catholic Church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Roman, R.C., Romanist, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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