medievalist

[ mee-dee-ee-vuh-list, med-ee-, mid-ee-, mid-ee-vuh- ]

noun

an expert in medieval history, literature, philosophy, etc.
a person who is greatly attracted to the art, culture, spirit, etc., of the Middle Ages.

Origin of medievalist

First recorded in 1850–55; medieval + -ist

Other words from medievalist

an·ti·me·di·e·val·ist, noun, adjective

Words Nearby medievalist

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How to use medievalist in a sentence

Tragically, the medievalist Subreddit also never seems to address that tricky issue of serfdom—pro or con?
Five Subreddits You May Have Missed, and Probably Still Should Give a Miss | Kelly Williams Brown | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
To exclusively view the haredim through a "medievalist" lens cannot get one very far.
Spare a Thought for Bibi’s Medievalists | Daniel Levy | September 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
You have but to walk aside, however, into the Palazzo Pubblico really to feel yourself a thrifty old medievalist.
Italian Hours | Henry James
Associated words: medieval, medievalism, medievalist, medievals.
Putnam's Word Book | Louis A. Flemming
Yet I will venture to make even of these trivial fragments the high boast that I am a medievalist and not a modern.
Alarms and Discursions | G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for medievalist

medievalist

mediaevalist

/ (ˌmɛdɪˈiːvəlɪst) /

noun

a student or devotee of the Middle Ages

Derived forms of medievalist

medievalistic or mediaevalistic, adjective

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