Romeward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of Romeward
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at Rome, -ward
Example Sentences
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Then they betook themselves Romeward, and many folk prayed well for them.
From The Story of Grettir the Strong by Morris, William
And therein he found a noble man of Almaine who was wending Romeward and bearing his son to baptism.
From Old French Romances by Morris, William
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 Church, R. W. (Richard William)
On leaving the garden, we mount our green spectacles, hoist our umbrella, and resolutely set our face homeward and Romeward.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various
It was expected, however, that this Romeward Movement would arouse intense antipathy.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald
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