roman : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
  Byzantine Empire; Byzantium.
  

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• noun a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
  Romans; Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
  

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• noun a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
  Romans; Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
  

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• adjective satellite of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
  Hellenic; Graeco-Roman; classical; classic.
  
  • classical mythology
  • classical

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• noun a deity of classical mythology
  Graeco-Roman deity.
  

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• adjective satellite of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
  Hellenic; Graeco-Roman; classical; classic.
  
  • classical mythology
  • classical

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Gre"co-Ro"man adjective

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1. Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.

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• noun architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
  classical architecture.
  

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• noun a deity of classical mythology
  Graeco-Roman deity.
  

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• noun a style of wrestling where the wrestlers are forbidden to tackle or trip or use holds below the waist
  

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• noun sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire
  

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• noun the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250)
  Frederick II.
  

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• noun a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and lasted until 1806 when it was dissolved by Napoleon
  

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• noun a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
  

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• noun the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
  Latin alphabet.
  

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• (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron.

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• noun a round arch drawn from a single center
  semicircular arch.
  

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• noun the architecture of ancient Rome
  

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• a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1.

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• noun a Roman building used for public administration
  basilica.
  

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• noun a building constructed by the ancient Romans
  

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• noun the lunar calendar in use in ancient Rome; replaced by the Julian calendar in 46 BC
  

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• noun a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire
  

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• a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited.

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• noun a member of the Roman Catholic Church
  
• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Western Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  
• adjective of or relating to or supporting Romanism
  papist; popish; papistic; romish; R.C.; papistical; Roman; Romanist.
  
  • the Roman Catholic Church

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• of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Western Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  pontiff; pope; Catholic Pope; Vicar of Christ; Holy Father; Bishop of Rome.
  

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• noun the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
  Romanism; papism.
  

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• a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.

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• noun the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
  Roman Catholic; Western Church; Roman Catholic Church; Church of Rome.
  

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• noun a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
  dog collar; clerical collar.
  

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• noun herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway
  nutmeg flower; black caraway; Nigella sativa.
  

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• noun a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
  

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• noun sovereign of the Roman Empire
  Emperor of Rome.
  

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• noun an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
  

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• noun a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group
  

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• noun hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb
  Hyacinthus orientalis albulus.
  

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• noun an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants
  Congregation of the Inquisition.
  
  • it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial

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• noun United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
  Roman Jakobson; Jakobson.
  

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• noun the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
  Justinian code; jus civile; civil law.
  

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• . See under Law.

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• noun a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army
  

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• noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  roman print; roman; roman letters.
  

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• noun an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
  mile.
  

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• noun the mythology of the ancient Romans
  

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• noun annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers
  Urtica pipulifera.
  

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• noun a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
  hooknose.
  

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• a nose somewhat aquiline.

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• noun a symbol in the old Roman notation; I,V,X,L,C,D,M represent 1,5,10,50,100,500,1000 respectively in Arabic notation
  

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• a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists. Ure.

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• (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite, a., 2.

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• noun United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982)
  Roman Jakobson; Jakobson.
  

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• noun an ancient Roman unit of length (4.85 English feet) measured as the distance from the heel of one foot to the heel of the same foot when next it touches the ground
  

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• noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  roman print; roman; roman letters.
  

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• noun the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar
  

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• noun the time period during which Rome dominated Europe
  

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• noun a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
  roman print; roman; roman letters.
  

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• noun European wormwood; minor source of absinthe
  Artemis pontica.
  
• noun glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria
  Fumaria sempervirens; Corydalis sempervirens; rock harlequin.
  

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• noun the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476
  Western Empire.
  

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