reunionist

[ ree-yoon-yuh-nist ]
/ riˈyun yə nɪst /

noun

a person who advocates the reunion of the Anglican Church with the Roman Catholic Church.

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Origin of reunionist

First recorded in 1865–70; reunion + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM reunionist

re·un·ion·ism, nounre·un·ion·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby reunionist

reuben sandwich, reubenite, reuchlin, reunify, reunion, reunionist, reunite, reus, reusable, reuse, reused
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British Dictionary definitions for reunionist

reunionist
/ (riːˈjuːnjənɪst) /

noun

a person who desires or works for reunion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England

Derived forms of reunionist

reunionism, nounreunionistic, adjective
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