Romanist

Romanist [roh-muh-nist] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. one versed in Roman institutions, law, etc.
3. Also Ro·man·i·cist [roh-man-uh-sist] /roʊˈmæn ə sɪst/. a person versed in Romance languages, literature, or linguistics.
4. 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 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

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 FormsRomanistic, adjective