English Explanatory Dictionary

Gothicism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Gothic style in literature or architecture.
  2. An early modern Swedish cultural movement glorifying the ancient Goths, who were thought to be the ancestors of the Swedish people.
  3. Barbarism or rudeness of manners.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɒθɪˌsɪzəm/

Word forms

Gothicism Gothicisms

Etymology

From Gothic + -ism.

Synonyms

Gothism
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