Romeward

[ rohm-werd ]

adverb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romeward¹

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

Example Sentences

There he did much charming work and imposed his personality on Lombard architecture; but his great reputation was made in Rome, whither he went, drawn by the great Romeward flow of art, when the French invasion drove the fine arts from Milan.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes a great personage stopped on his Romeward way; sometimes strolling players exhibited their shows on the piazza before the Temple of Minerva; sometimes a troubadour, escaped from the persecution in Provence, passed by on his way to Sicily, and sang his songs to repay hospitality.

From Project Gutenberg

He believed that his arguments led either Romeward, or to what ecclesiastics call "Infidelity," and I call Agnosticism.

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

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The years went by, And Oswy, now an old king, glory-crowned, His country from the Mercian thraldom loosed And free from north to south, in heart resolved A pilgrim, Romeward faring with bare feet, To make his rest by Peter's tomb and Paul's.

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