Romanist

[roh-muh-nist]

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.

Origin of Romanist

From the New Latin word Romanista, dating back to 1515–25. See Roman, -ist

Related formsRo·man·is·tic, adjectivean·ti-Ro·man·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for romanist

Historical Examples of romanist

We have a splendid new Romanist Church in this little place.
Ireland as It Is
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
No Romanist will hear with patience of any national restoration of Israel.
Earl Hubert's Daughter
Emily Sarah Holt
The inhabitants had been permitted to retain the Romanist religion.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)
Thomas M. Lindsay
The statutory religion (Romanist) was to be maintained for the meantime.
A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2)
Thomas M. Lindsay
This lady was in religion a Romanist; by birth she was a Spanish Quadroon.
For Faith and Freedom
Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for romanist

Romanist

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 FormsRomanistic, adjective

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