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Need another word that means the same as “gothic”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “gothic” in this overview.

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Gothic as a Noun
Definitions of "Gothic" as a noun
Synonyms of "Gothic" as a noun (2 Words)
Gothic as an Adjective
Definitions of "Gothic" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Gothic" as an adjective (2 Words)
Usage Examples of "Gothic" as an adjective
Associations of "Gothic" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Gothic” are: gothic architecture, black letter, mediaeval, medieval

Gothic as a Noun

Definitions of "Gothic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gothic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries.
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.
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.

Synonyms of "Gothic" as a noun (2 Words)

black letter	A person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa.
gothic architecture	A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries.

Gothic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Gothic" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gothic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German.
As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened.
Of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths.
Of or relating to the Goths.
Characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque.

Synonyms of "Gothic" as an adjective (2 Words)

mediaeval	Characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages.
medieval	Relating to the Middle Ages. Without other people around I would let my flat degenerate into medieval* levels of squalor.*

Usage Examples of "Gothic" as an adjective

Gothic novels like `Frankenstein.

Associations of "Gothic" (30 Words)

abbess	A woman who is the head of an abbey of nuns.
abbey	A church that was formerly an abbey.
abbot	A man who is the head of an abbey of monks.
apocrypha	14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russ.
archdeacon	A senior Christian cleric (in the early Church a deacon, in the modern Anglican Church a priest) to whom a bishop delegates certain responsibilities.
architecture	The structure and organization of a computer’s hardware or system software. Schools of architecture* and design.*
augustinian	A Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders.
biblical	Resembling the language or style of the Bible. Biblical times.
bishop	A chess piece typically with its top shaped like a mitre that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands Each player starts the game with two bishops one moving on white squares and the other on black.
buddhist	One who follows the teachings of Buddha.
canon	A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged. A set of ecclesiastical canons.
cathedral	Relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop’s office or throne. St Paul's Cathedral.
catholic	Of or relating to or supporting Catholicism. Catholic in one s tastes.
christian	Following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ.
church	Perform a special church rite or service for. The separation of church* and state.*
cloister	Seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister. The monastery was where the Brothers would cloister* themselves to meditate.*
convent	The building or buildings occupied by a convent. Maria entered the convent* at the age of eighteen.*
dean	An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college. He is the dean* of foreign correspondents.*
diocese	A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
doyen	A man who is the senior member of a group. He became the doyen* of British physicists.*
minster	Any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery. York Minster.
monastery	A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows.
nunnery	A building or group of buildings in which nuns live as a religious community; a convent.
parish	(in Louisiana) a territorial division corresponding to a county in other states. A parish* church.*
priory	A small monastery or nunnery that is governed by a prior or prioress.
pyx	In the UK a box at the Royal Mint in which specimen gold and silver coins are deposited to be tested annually at the trial of the pyx by members of the Goldsmiths Company.
rector	(in the Church of England) the incumbent of a parish where all tithes formerly passed to the incumbent.
saint	A person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. The poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
subculture	A social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs. In what ways does the social environment predispose certain individuals to join delinquent subcultures.
theology	The study of the nature of God and religious belief. A theology* degree.*