Gothic
Pronunciation: Goth·ic | \ ˈgä-thik
Definition: of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language
Goths: a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era
Synonym: grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Antonym: modern: relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.
First Known Use: 1591
Etymology
Middle English: a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era
Old English: goth
Late Latin: Reference to the medieval period in Western Europe
History: 14th century Old St. Peter's Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th - 16th century), later replaced by current Basilica
Music: Guillaume de Machaut- four-voice Mass of Notre Dame
Writer: William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 3
Sir Thomas Dallison, 2nd Bt. of Laughton