Gothism
(ˈgɒθɪz(ə)m)
[f. Goth + -ism.]
Barbarism, bad taste.
| 1715 M. Davies Athen. Brit. I. 295 Gothisms and Gallicisms in Religion, as well as in Words. 1827 Mirror II. 274/2 Doffing a castor is considered the height of vandalism or Gothism. 1887 Pall Mall G. 6 Jan. 6/2 The particular act of Gothism or Vandalism..is the construction of a new road just beyond the ‘Spaniards’. |