Roman

ro'man. a. Pert, to Rome, to the Roman people, or to the Roman Catholic religion. {Print.) Upright, erect, — said of the letters ordinarily used, as disting. fr. Italic characters: expre ed in letters, not in figures, as 1., IV., i., iv., etc.,— said of merals, as disting. fr. the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.— n. A native, permanent resident, or citizen, of Rome. — Roman Catholic. Of, pert, to, or adhering 1o. religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head. — Romanic, a. Pert, to Rome or its people,— or to any or all of the various languages which, during the middle ages, sprung out of the old man; related to the Roman people bv descent Ro'manism, -izin, n. The tenets of the church Rome. — Ro'manist, n. An adherent to the Rom. Cath. religion; a Roman Catholic — Ro'manize, t. T-ized (-IzdJ, -izixo.] To convert to the Rom. Cath. religion or opinions. — v. i. To conform etc. — Romish, a. Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Rom. Cath. church. —Romaic, -malk, The modern Greek vernacular language, used the descendants of the Eastern Romans. —a. or pert, to, modern Greece, or the modern Greek vernacular.— Romance', -mans', n. A species of titious writing, orig. composed in meter in the mance dialects, and afterward in prose; hence, fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel; languages or dialects formed from a mixture of Latin with the languages of the barbarians, from which have sprung the languages now prevalent in the south of Europe; the Neo-Latin guages.— v. i. [-MAXCED (-mansf), -mancing.] write or tell romances; to deal in extravagant ries.— Roman'cer, n. One who romances. — Roman'tic. a. Pert, to, involving, or resembling romance; fictitious; fanciful; characterized by novelty, strangene , or variety, as scenery; sentimental"; extravagant; wild; chimerical.— Roman'ticism, -tl-sizm, State of being romantic or fantastic. — Roman'ticnc , n. The state of being romantic; wildne ; travaganc ancif e; f ulne . — Ro/manesquer, -eskl {Paint.) Representing subjects and scenes appropriate to romance. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling Roman; esp., characterized by the debased style adopted in the later Roman empire. — n. (Paint.) style of art in which fantastic and imaginary representations of animals and foliage are employed. (Arch.) The debased style of architecture and nament adopted in the later Roman empire. Romany. See under Rom. ~ imp, romp, n. A rude girl who indulges in boister- >us play; rude play or frolic. — v. i. [romped (romt), ously; romping.] to leap and frisk 'To about play in rudely play. and boister- Rondeau. See under Round.