Romanesque style (Arch.), that which grew up from the attempts of
barbarous people to copy Roman architecture and apply it to their own
purposes. This term is loosely applied to all the styles of Western
Europe, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of
Gothic architecture.
Ro`man*esque", n. Romanesque style.
Ro*man"ic (?), a. [L. Romanicus. See Romance, n.] 1. Of or pertaining
to Rome or its people.
2. Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which,
during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of
Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.
3. Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races
and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.
Romanic spelling, spelling by means of the letters of the Roman
alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic spelling.
Ro"man*ish (?), a. Pertaining to Romanism.
Ro"man*ism (?), n. The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic
religion.
Ro"man*ist, n. One who adheres to Romanism.
Ro"man*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Romanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Romanizing (?).] 1. To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms.
[R.] Dryden.