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

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Example Sentences

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Romeward

In some minds, after a certain trial, it actually led men back to that Romeward tendency from which they had at first recoiled.

From The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 by R. W. (Richard William) Church

This lord thanne axeth if sche wolde 1170 With him abide in compaignie, And seide he cam fro Barbarie To Romeward, and hom he wente.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay

Moreover, since all roads lead to Rome, and the lord of Rome was the master of Europe, the roads Romeward were worn by the tramp of the armies of all nations.

From The War and Democracy by

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

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

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