Romanist
[ roh-muh-nist ]
/ ˈroʊ mə nɪst /
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noun
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
one versed in Roman institutions, law, etc.
Also Ro·man·i·cist [roh-man-uh-sist]. /roʊˈmæn ə sɪst/. a person versed in Romance languages, literature, or linguistics.
Romanists, Fine Arts. a group of Flemish and Dutch painters of the 16th century who traveled to Italy and returned to Flanders and Holland with the style and techniques of the High Renaissance and of Mannerism.
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Ro·man·is·tic, adjectivean·ti-Ro·man·ist, nounWords nearby Romanist
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British Dictionary definitions for Romanist
Romanist
/ (ˈrəʊmənɪst) /
noun
a member of a Church, esp the Church of England, who favours or is influenced by Roman Catholicism
a Roman Catholic
a student of classical Roman civilization or law
Derived forms of Romanist
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