Gothic

Pronunciation: Goth·​ic | \ ˈgä-thik

Definition: of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language image

Goths: a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era image

Synonym: grotesque: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted. image

Antonym: modern: relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past. image

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

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Late Latin: Reference to the medieval period in Western Europe image

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History: 14th century Old St. Peter's Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th - 16th century), later replaced by current Basilica

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Music: Guillaume de Machaut- four-voice Mass of Notre Dame

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Writer: William Shakespeare

Henry VI, Part 3 image

Sir Thomas Dallison, 2nd Bt. of Laughton

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