classicist
an adherent of classicism in literature or art (contrasted with romanticist).
an authority on the classics; a classical scholar.
a person who advocates study of the ancient Greek and Romanclassics.
Origin of classicist
1- Also clas·si·cal·ist [klas-i-kuh-list]. /ˈklæs ɪ kə lɪst/.
Other words from classicist
- an·ti·clas·si·cal·ist, noun, adjective
- an·ti·clas·si·cist, noun, adjective
Words Nearby classicist
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How to use classicist in a sentence
Modern classicists are blowing up traditional notions about ancient narratives and sparking renewed interest in the mythological women whose dramas often play out in the shadows of their male counterparts.
Natalie Haynes’s ‘A Thousand Ships’ brilliantly reframes the Trojan War | Carol Memmott | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostAn Oxford-trained classicist, he was elected president of the Oxford Union, a post filled by several future premiers.
Shortly before his death in 1882, Charles Darwin received a letter from a physician and classicist named William Ogle.
classicist James Romm writes that we have replaced head-to-head competition with collaboration and self-expression.
The Olympics Wimps Out on Wrestling and Competition | James Romm | February 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWaiting for the Barbarians By Daniel Mendelsohn A master classicist takes on subjects from the ‘Iliad’ to ‘Avatar.’
Rent, the share of the land-owner, offered to the classicist a rather peculiar case.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockHe is a sentimental classicist, and his subjects the antithesis of the Grco-Roman ideal to which he does homage in his technique.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherBut though he was thus essentially a classicist, a mere classicist he was not.
Matthew Arnold | G. W. E. RussellIn his study of men of science Ostwald has introduced the distinction of classicist and romanticist.
Major Prophets of To-Day | Edwin E. SlossonThe classicist keeps to one line of thought and develops it by himself logically and completely.
Major Prophets of To-Day | Edwin E. Slosson
British Dictionary definitions for classicist
classicalist (ˈklæsɪkəlɪst)
/ (ˈklæsɪsɪst) /
a student of ancient Latin and Greek
a person who advocates the study of ancient Latin and Greek
an adherent of classicism in literature or art
Derived forms of classicist
- classicistic, adjective
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