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When I'm here [in Milan], I do not fast on Saturday; when I'm in Rome, I fast on Saturday.

This thought is attributed to St. Ambrose and is translated in a short version as, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." The primary advice is to follow the local customs.

1. To move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
2. To move around without purpose or plan; to wander; to proceed in an irregular course.
3. Etymological source is unknown and there is no evidence of any connection with the Romance, or Latin, words denoting pilgrims or pilgrimages to Rome!

1. A typeface (font) used in ancient Roman inscriptions.
2. A resident of modern Rome.
3. An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire.
4. Relating to or characteristic of Rome; especially ancient Rome.
5. Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome.
6. A reference to or supporting Romanism; such as, "The Roman Catholic Church".
7. Relating to, or built in, a style characteristic of the buildings of ancient Rome, especially in having rounded arches, vaults, and domes.

The Roman Republic was established in 509 B.C. after the overthrow of the last of the seven kings, Tarquinius Superbus. It was superseded by the Roman Empire in 27 B.C.

Someone who romances or who has a romantic spirit, sentiment, emotion, or desire.

1. Someone who invents or relates romances.
2. Anyone who indulges in fanciful or extravagant stories or daydreams.
3. A person who thinks or talks romantically.

1. A reference to the style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD: The Romanesque images are characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornaments and arcades.
2. Characteristic of or relating to the style of European painting, sculpture, or decorative arts contemporary with Romanesque architecture: Romanesque works of art show a Byzantine influence and often feature elaborate ornamentation.

A reference to the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome.

1. A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. A specialist in the language, culture, or law of ancient Rome.

1. Writing with the Latin alphabet.
2. To take on Roman characteristics, or make someone or something take on Roman characteristics; such as, the Celts were Romanized.

1. Involving or characteristic of a love affair or sexual love, especially when the relationship is idealized or exciting and intense. "There doesn't seem to be any romantic attachment between them."
2. Characterized by or suitable for the expression of tender emotions.
3. Characterized by or arising from idealistic or impractical attitudes and expectations; such as, a romantic dreamer.
4. Imaginary or fictitious in an extravagant or glamorizing way.
5. Relating to or characterized by adventure, excitement, the potential for heroic achievement, or the exotic: "She wrote a romantic tale about life in the African bush."

1. In a romantic manner.
2. Wildly; extravagantly.
3. Relating to, or constituting the part of the hero especially in a light comedy.

1. The quality of being romantic or having romantic inclinations.
2. Impractical romantic ideals and attitudes.
3. An exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure).
4. A movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries which celebrated nature rather than civilization.

"A gypsy, the Gypsy language," 1812, romani, feminine of romano, "Gypsy", from rom, the Gypsy word for "man, husband, male, Gypsy".

Romany is not related to Roma or "Rome", nor has it ever been derived from any Latin source!

A romantic story in verse.