medievalist
Americannoun
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an expert in medieval history, literature, philosophy, etc.
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a person who is greatly attracted to the art, culture, spirit, etc., of the Middle Ages.
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His introduction to this curious world came through the writing of another Oxford medievalist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Dr Noel, a medievalist, was described as "a scholar of note" in a tribute by a professor at Cambridge University.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
After reviewing images of the map, a medievalist suggested it may date to the mid-1350s.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023
The text fragment was identified by medievalist Grigory Kessel, who used ultraviolet photography to study the document found in the Vatican Library.
From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023
As a medievalist Ignatius believed in the rota Fortunae, or wheel of fortune, a central concept in De Consolatione Philosophiae, the philosophical work which had laid the foundation for medieval thought.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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