neo-gothic

[ nee-oh-goth-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neo-gothic¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The neo-Gothic cathedral, designed in 1932 by the same firm that built UCLA’s Royce Hall, was hosting a free evening concert that was part memorial service, but also part christening.

From Los Angeles Times

Supporters holding “Free Julian Assange” signs and chanting “there is only one decision — no extradition” held a noisy protest outside the neo-Gothic High Court building for a second day on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times

Assange supporters plan to demonstrate outside the neo-Gothic court building on both days and march to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street office at the end of the hearing.

From Seattle Times

Just Stop Oil said on X that at the University of Cambridge, protester Chiara Sarti used a fire extinguisher to "paint the neo-Gothic King's College orange".

From BBC

It was two hours before the registered nurse and sound healer would welcome more than 50 people to a sound bath in the Koreatown church’s soaring neo-Gothic Shatto chapel.

From Los Angeles Times