classicist

[ klas-uh-sist ]

/ ˈklæs ə sɪst /

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noun

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 Roman classics.

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Also clas·si·cal·ist

[klas-i-kuh-list]. /ˈklæs ɪ kə lɪst/.

Origin of classicist

First recorded in 1820–30; classic + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM classicist

an·ti·clas·si·cal·ist, noun, adjectivean·ti·clas·si·cist, noun, adjective

Words nearby classicist

classical Sanskrit, Classical school, classic blues, classic car, classicism, classicist, classicize, classics, classification, classification schedule, classified

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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 Post
An Oxford-trained classicist, he was elected president of the Oxford Union, a post filled by several future premiers.
Boris Johnson’s Churchill Man Crush|Michael F. Bishop|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shortly before his death in 1882, Charles Darwin received a letter from a physician and classicist named William Ogle.
Why Aristotle Deserves A Posthumous Nobel|Nick Romeo|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

Waiting for the Barbarians By Daniel Mendelsohn A master classicist takes on subjects from the ‘Iliad’ to ‘Avatar.’
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Rent, the share of the land-owner, offered to the classicist a rather peculiar case.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He 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 Muther
But though he was thus essentially a classicist, a mere classicist he was not.
Matthew Arnold|G. W. E. Russell
In his study of men of science Ostwald has introduced the distinction of classicist and romanticist.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson
The 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

classicist

classicalist (ˈklæsɪkəlɪst)

/ (ˈklæsɪsɪst) /

noun

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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classicist

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British Dictionary definitions for classicist

classicalist (ˈklæsɪkəlɪst)

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