romanist

Ro·man·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-muh-nist]
- /ˈroʊ mə nɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-muh-nist]
- /ˈroʊ mə nɪst/

Definitions of romanist word

noun romanist Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church. 1
noun romanist one versed in Roman institutions, law, etc. 1
noun romanist Also, Romanicist [roh-man-uh-sist] /roʊˈmæn ə sɪst/ (Show IPA). a person versed in Romance languages, literature, or linguistics. 1
noun romanist 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. 1
noun romanist a member of a Church, esp the Church of England, who favours or is influenced by Roman Catholicism 0
noun romanist a Roman Catholic 0

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Origin of romanist

First appearance:

before 1515

One of the 27% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Romanist

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romanist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

romanist usage trend in Literature

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