Romish

American  

[roh-mish] / ˈroʊ mɪʃ /

adjective

Disparaging.

1. of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Romish British  

/ ˈrəʊmɪʃ /

adjective

1. derogatory  of, relating to, or resembling Roman Catholic beliefs or practices

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Other Word Forms

• Romishly adverb
• Romishness noun

Etymology

Origin of Romish

First recorded in 1525–35; Rome + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

“A native of America must have very singular good fortune, who, after residing fourteen years in his own country, should go to Europe, enter into Romish orders, obtain the promotion of cardinal, afterwards that of pope, and at length be so much in the confidence of his own country as to be elected President.”

From Slate

In the 1970s, Foy Valentine , a crusader for traditional Christian morality and the longtime head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission, griped that public campaigns against abortion were a strictly Roman Catholic preoccupation; other evangelicals were also wary of participating in anti-abortion politics for fear of associating too closely with a cause presumed to be thoroughly Catholic, and at times they developed their own parallel anti-abortion groups just to avoid cooperating with the Romish.

From Washington Post

The Ku Klux Klan got a second wind, this time with Bolshevik Jews and Romish Papists as its demons.

From Salon

Photograph: Asia Plus Romish Ibrohimov, a designer and photographer sporting a red-hued hipster beard, insists he “did not grow a beard for religious reasons or because I wanted to be vulgar, but because it is beautiful”.

From The Guardian

“I think it’s great they’re getting out there and learning these skills,” said Sarah Romish, one of the lemonade stand customers, who works for Bend Park & Recreation.

From Washington Times