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Germanist

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[jur-muh-nist] / ˈdʒɜr mə nɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.


Etymology

Origin of Germanist

1825–35; < German < Latin Germān ( ia ) Germany + -ist

Example Sentences

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In marked contrast to the patriotic and romantic spirit of Bonn he noted here with amazement that the distinguished Germanist Benecke lectured on the Nibelungenlied to an auditory of nine.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno

As to the Conquests, Germanist views have been formulated with great authority by Freeman.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Stubbs' point of view is a Germanist one.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

The Germanist school had to fight its way not only against Romanism, but against divers tenets of the Romantic school as represented by Savigny and Eichhorn, of which Romanists had availed themselves.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

The Germanist School arose to show the extent to which modern constitutional ideas were connected with medieval facts, and the share that the German element has had in the development of institutions and classes.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul