Roman

['rəʊmən] or ['romən]

Definition

(noun.) a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions.

(noun.) a resident of modern Rome.

(noun.) an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire.

(adj.) of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); 'Roman architecture'; 'the old Roman wall' .

(adj.) relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; 'Roman virtues'; 'his Roman bearing in adversity'; 'a Roman nose' .

(adj.) of or relating to or supporting Romanism; 'the Roman Catholic Church' .

(adj.) characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.

(a.) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.

(a.) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.

(n.) A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.

(n.) Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Of Rome, of the Romans.[2]. Of the Latins, of ancient Rome.[3]. Roman Catholic, of the Roman Catholic religion.

n. [1]. Native of Rome.[2]. Roman Catholic.

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Definition

adj. pertaining to Rome or to the Romans: pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion papal: (print.) noting the letters commonly used as opposed to Italics: written in letters (as IV.) not in figures (as 4).—n. a native or citizen of Rome: a Romanist in religion: a Roman letter or type.—adj. Roman′ic pertaining to Rome or its people.—n. Romanisā′tion.—v.t. Rō′manīse to convert to the Roman Catholic religion: to Latinise: to represent by Roman letters or types.—v.i. to conform to Roman Catholic opinions or practices: to print in Roman letters.—n. Romanī′ser.—adj. Rō′manish pertaining to Romanism.—ns. Rō′manism the tenets of the Roman Catholic Church; Rō′manist a Roman Catholic.—adj. Roman Catholic.—adj. Rō′mano-Byzan′tine pertaining to an early medieval style of architecture in which Byzantine and Western elements are combined.—ns. Rome′-penn′y -scot Peter's pence.—adv. Rome′ward toward the Roman Catholic Church.—adj. Rō′mish belonging to Rome or to the Roman Catholic Church.—n. Rō′mist.—Roman architecture a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults &c.—baths aqueducts basilicas amphitheatres &c.; Roman candle a firework discharging a succession of white or coloured stars; Roman Catholic denoting those who recognise the spiritual supremacy of the Pope or Bishop of Rome—as a noun a member of the Roman Catholic Church; Roman Catholicism the doctrines and polity of the Roman Catholic Church collectively; Roman cement a cement which hardens under water; Roman collar a collar made of lawn or fine linen bound and stitched worn by priests over a black collar by bishops over a purple and cardinals over a scarlet; Roman Empire the ancient empire of Rome divided in the 4th century into the Eastern and Western Empires; Roman law the civil law.—Holy Roman Empire (see Holy).

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Examples

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