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# gothic

«gothic» in Mova's school dictionary: **In the style of many churches and cathedrals built in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (gothic, also Gothic); noun (Gothic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (architecture, history) In the style of many churches and cathedrals built in Europe from about 1150 to 1500, with pointed arches, tall spires and big stained-glass windows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#m1)

2) (stories) Gothic stories are spooky tales with old castles, ghosts, dark nights and mystery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#m2)

3) Of the Goths, an old Germanic people, or their language. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#m3)

4) (Goth, informal) a style of dress and music with black clothes and dark make-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

History and art lessons: Gothic cathedrals such as Notre-Dame in Paris and Westminster Abbey in London. Reading: a gothic novel or a gothic mood (crumbling house, storm, candlelight). Fonts: «Gothic» or blackletter writing in old books.

### examples

- Westminster Abbey is built in the Gothic style. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x1)
- Gothic windows have pointed tops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x2)
- The haunted castle in the story felt very gothic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x3)
- Her teenage cousin likes Goth music and black clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x4)
- We drew a Gothic cathedral with flying buttresses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x5)
- The old Bible was printed in Gothic letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x6)
- The Goths were a people who fought against Rome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x7)
- Its walls are built of coral, and the long, gothic windows are of the clearest amber. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/#x8)

### note

Usually capital G for the building style and the people (Gothic, Goths); small g is often used for the spooky mood (a gothic tale). Not every old church is Gothic; round arches are Romanesque/Norman.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gothic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gothic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.