Meanings
abbreviation HRE
- historicalA former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806.First known use 17th c.
Synonyms: First Reich, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806.
Origin
- Medieval LatinSacrum Rōmānum Imperium
- GermanHeiliges Römisches Reich
- EnglishHoly Roman Empire
Calque of German Heiliges Römisches Reich and Medieval Latin Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium.
More words from German, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَلْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة اَلرُّومَانِيَّة اَلْمُقَدَّسَة
- اَلْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة اَلرُّومَانِيَّة اَلْمُقَدَّسَة (al-ʔimbarāṭūriyya r-rūmāniyya l-muqaddasa)state
Bulgarian Свеще́на Ри́мска импе́рия
- Свеще́на Ри́мска импе́рия (Svešténa Rímska impérija)state
Chinese Mandarin 神聖羅馬帝國 /神圣罗马帝国
- 神聖羅馬帝國 /神圣罗马帝国 (Shénshèng Luómǎ Dìguó)state
Czech Svatá říše římská
- Svatá říše římskástate
Danish Tysk-romerske rige
- Tysk-romerske rigestate
Dutch Heilige Roomse Rijk
- Heilige Roomse Rijkstate
Esperanto Sankta Romia Imperio
- Sankta Romia Imperiostate
Finnish Pyhä saksalais-roomalainen keisarikunta
- Pyhä saksalais-roomalainen keisarikuntastate
French Saint-Empire romain germanique, Saint-Empire romain de la nation germanique
- Saint-Empire romain germaniquestate
- Saint-Empire romain de la nation germaniquestate
German Heiliges Römisches Reich, Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation
- Heiliges Römisches Reichstate
- Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nationstate
Greek Αγία Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία
- Αγία Ρωμαϊκή Αυτοκρατορία (Agía Romaïkí Aftokratoría)state
Hebrew האימפריה הרומית הקדושה
- האימפריה הרומית הקדושה (ha'impérya harómit haqdoshá)state
Hindi पवित्र रोम साम्राज्य
- पवित्र रोम साम्राज्य (pavitra rom sāmrājya)state
Hungarian Német-római Birodalom
- Német-római Birodalomstate
Icelandic Heilaga rómverska ríkið
- Heilaga rómverska ríkiðstate
Indonesian Kekaisaran Romawi Suci
- Kekaisaran Romawi Sucistate
Irish Impireacht Naofa na Róimhe, An Naomh-Impireacht Rómhánach
- Impireacht Naofa na Róimhestate
- An Naomh-Impireacht Rómhánachstate
Italian Sacro Romano Impero
- Sacro Romano Imperostate
Japanese 神聖ローマ帝国
- 神聖ローマ帝国 (Shinsei Rōma Teikoku)state
Korean 신성 로마 제국
- 신성 로마 제국 (Sinseong Roma Jeguk)state
Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium
- Sacrum Romanum Imperiumstate
Lithuanian Šventoji Romos imperija
- Šventoji Romos imperijastate
Norwegian Bokmål Det tysk-romerske rike
- Det tysk-romerske rikestate
Persian امپراتوری مقدس روم
- امپراتوری مقدس روم (emperâturi-ye moqaddas-e rum)state
Polish Święte Cesarstwo Rzymskie Narodu Niemieckiego
- Święte Cesarstwo Rzymskie Narodu Niemieckiegostate
Portuguese Sacro Império Romano-Germânico
- Sacro Império Romano-Germânicostate
Russian Свяще́нная Ри́мская импе́рия
- Свяще́нная Ри́мская импе́рия (Svjaščénnaja Rímskaja impérija)state
Slovak Rímsko-nemecká ríša
- Rímsko-nemecká ríšastate
Spanish Sacro Imperio Romano, Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
- Sacro Imperio Romanostate
- Sacro Imperio Romano Germánicostate
Swedish Tysk-Romerska Riket
- Tysk-Romerska Riketstate
Thai จักรวรรดิโรมันอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์
- จักรวรรดิโรมันอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (jàk-grà-wàt roh-man an-sàk-sìt)state
Turkish Kutsal Roma İmparatorluğu
- Kutsal Roma İmparatorluğustate
Ukrainian Свяще́нна Ри́мська імпе́рія
- Свяще́нна Ри́мська імпе́рія (Svjaščénna Rýmsʹka impérija)state
Urdu مقدس رومی سلطنت
- مقدس رومی سلطنت (muqaddas rōmī saltanat)state
Vietnamese Đế quốc La Mã Thần thánh
- Đế quốc La Mã Thần thánhstate
Welsh Ymerodraeth Lân Rufeinig
- Ymerodraeth Lân Rufeinigstate
Cite this entry
Holy Roman Empire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Roman%20Empire
“Holy Roman Empire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Roman%20Empire. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy Roman Empire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Roman%20Empire.
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