Maurist

[ mawr-ist ]

/ ˈmɔr ɪst /

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noun

a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.

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Origin of Maurist

1790–1800; St. Maur 6th-century French monk and disciple of St. Benedict + -ist

Words nearby Maurist

mauri, Mauriac, Mauriac's syndrome, Maurice, Mauriceau's maneuver, Maurist, Mauritania, Mauritanian, Mauritian, Mauritius, Mauritius hemp

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How to use Maurist in a sentence

This policy of gaining time seemed to have quieted the Maurist ardour for attack.
The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous
The qualities that have made Maurist work proverbial for sound learning are its fine critical tact and its thoroughness.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Maurist

Maurist

/ (ˈməʊrɪst) /

noun

a member of a congregation of French Benedictine monks founded in 1621 and noted for its scholarly work

Word Origin for Maurist

C19: named after St Maurus, 6th-century disciple of St Benedict

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