'Roman' definitions:

Definition of 'Roman'

From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
adjective
Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall" [syn: Roman, Romanic]
adjective
Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
adjective
Of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman Catholic Church" [syn: Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical]
noun
A resident of modern Rome
noun
An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
noun
A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print]

Definition of 'Roman'

From: GCIDE
  • Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Print.) (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Roman alum (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.
  • Roman balance, a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1.
  • Roman candle, 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.
  • Roman Catholic, 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.
  • Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
  • Roman law. See under Law.
  • Roman nose, a nose somewhat aquiline.
  • Roman ocher, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists. --Ure.
  • Roman order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite, a., 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roman'

From: GCIDE
  • Roman \Ro"man\, n.
  • 1. A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roman'

From: GCIDE
  • Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See Compound, v. t., and cf. Compost.]
  • 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. [1913 Webster]
  • Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Bot.) Belonging to the order Composit[ae]; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. [1913 Webster]
  • Composite carriage, a railroad car having compartments of different classes. [Eng.]
  • Composite number (Math.), one which can be divided exactly by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3..
  • Composite photograph or Composite portrait, one made by a combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs. --F. Galton.
  • Composite sailing (Naut.), a combination of parallel and great circle sailing.
  • Composite ship, one with a wooden casing and iron frame. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roman'

From: Hitchcock
    Roman, strong; powerful

Synonyms of 'roman'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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