Romeward

American  

[rohm-werd] / ˈroʊm wərd /

adverb

1. to or toward Rome or the Roman Catholic Church.

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Etymology

Origin of Romeward

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at Rome, -ward

Example Sentences

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Romeward

And therein he found a noble man of Almaine who was wending Romeward and bearing his son to baptism. 

From Old French Romances by William Morris

Furthermore, Naples was the natural resort of all those Greek and Oriental rhetoricians and philosophers, historians, poets, actors, and artists who drifted Romeward from the crumbling courts of Alexandria, Antioch, and Pergamum.

From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank

It was not an altogether ungraceful building with its arched windows—regarded by many in those days as indicating Romeward tendencies—and its pointed spire.

From Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. by Diocese Of Connecticut

Then they betook themselves Romeward, and many folk prayed well for them.

From The Story of Grettir the Strong by William Morris

It was expected, however, that this Romeward Movement would arouse intense antipathy.

From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Helen Archibald Clarke