Romanist

[ roh-muh-nist ]

noun

1. Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. one versed in Roman institutions, law, etc.
3. Also Ro·man·i·cist [] a person versed in Romance languages, literature, or linguistics.
4. Ro·man·ists, 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.

Romanist

/ ˈrəʊmənɪst /

noun

1. a member of a Church, esp the Church of England, who favours or is influenced by Roman Catholicism
2. a Roman Catholic
3. a student of classical Roman civilization or law

Derived Forms

• ˌRomanˈistic, adjective

Other Words From

• Ro·man·is·tic adjective
• an·ti-Ro·man·ist noun
• pro-Ro·man·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romanist¹

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

Example Sentences

It was no light trouble to him that on their return to London she avowed herself a Romanist.

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Muratori, who gives this example, though a devout Romanist, says the palm was by no means a sign of martyrdom.

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But that distinguished archologist, Raoul Rochette, himself a Romanist, opposes this view.

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To the present hour, in Italy, the popular oaths are in close alliance with the Romanist faith.

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Troubles broke out in various parts of Bohemia, and many Romanist priests were driven from their parishes.

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