adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Roman law and jurisprudence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Romanist
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adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to the school of thought which emphasises the continuity of legal and cultural institutions between Rome and later medieval Europe, downplaying the role of external influences or innovation in the decline of the Roman Empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: historiography, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: continuity
Antonyms: Germanist
noun
Meaning 3
A Roman Catholic.
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Usage: derogatory, often
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noun
Meaning 4
A scholar of Roman law and jurisprudence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 5
A scholar of Roman history and culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: humanities
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noun
Meaning 6
A scholar of Romance languages; a Romanicist.
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Qualifier: humanities
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noun
Meaning 7
A painter of the 16th century Romanist school.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 8
someone perceived to be in favor of Rome Rule in Ireland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, derogatory, historical
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adjective
Meaning 9
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the Roman Catholic Church
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Roman, R.C., romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Roman Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Romanist From Roman + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: romanistisch — Translations
- Marathi: रोमनवादी (romanvādī) — Translations