Gothic word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "gothic" word

[noun] a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
[noun] a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
[noun] extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
[adjective] (literature) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
[adjective] as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating"
[adjective] of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
[adjective] of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"
[adjective] characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

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\Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.] 1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous. 2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of {Abacus}, and {Capital}.
\Goth"ic\, n. 1. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See {Goth}. Note: Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century. The portion of this translaton which is preserved is the oldest known literary document in any Teutonic language. 2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines. Note: This is Nonpareil GOTHIC. 3. (Arch.) The style described in {Gothic}, a., 2.

Synonyms for gothic

black letter, Gothic architecture, mediaeval, medieval, nonmodern, strange, unusual

Related terms: antiquated, antique, archaic, bizarre, classical, dream-built, fancy-born, fancy-built, fossilized, hoodwinked, illiterate, lowbrow, mid-Victorian, notional, of other times, outlandish, rude, troglodytic, unbooklearned, uneducated, unkempt, unstudious

The fun area, different aproach to word »gothic«

Let's analyse "gothic" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: CIHTOG. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --. --- - .... .. -.-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: gothic: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: gothic: 7 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 9 + 3 = 35, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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