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: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in northern France and spreading through western Europe from the middle of the 12th century to the early 16th century that is characterized by the converging of weights and strains at isolated points upon slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by pointed arches and vaulting
Gothic cathedrals
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: of or relating to an architectural style reflecting the influence of the medieval Gothic
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often not capitalized
: of or relating to a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings and macabre, mysterious, or violent incidents
Gothic novels
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: Gothic art style or decoration
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: the Gothic architectural style
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: the East Germanic language of the Goths see Indo-European Languages Table
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often not capitalized
: a novel, film, or play in the gothic style
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Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And then, yeah, Thomas sees him at a great distance across a bridge and Gothic doorway, way beyond through the mist.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe also star.
RELATED: ‘Nosferatu’ Review: Robert Eggers’ Gothic Romance Is A Perverse, Technically Brilliant Tango With Death
Eggers’ early fascination with Nosferatu ignited a passion for filmmaking that would shape his career.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Approaching from the south, through a sunken courtyard, visitors will see the jagged fins—the tallest some ten metres high—against the Victorian Gothic backdrop of the Palace of Westminster.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Peter delivers pizza through an anti-realistic Manhattan, full of downtown elevated trains, sinking waterfront warehouses, and moody Gothic penthouses where a sad-sack billionaire heir plots vengeance.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And then, yeah, Thomas sees him at a great distance across a bridge and Gothic doorway, way beyond through the mist.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe also star.
RELATED: ‘Nosferatu’ Review: Robert Eggers’ Gothic Romance Is A Perverse, Technically Brilliant Tango With Death
Eggers’ early fascination with Nosferatu ignited a passion for filmmaking that would shape his career.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Approaching from the south, through a sunken courtyard, visitors will see the jagged fins—the tallest some ten metres high—against the Victorian Gothic backdrop of the Palace of Westminster.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Gothic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gothic. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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