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Ro⋅man⋅ist

  [roh-muh-nist]
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–noun
1. Often Disparaging and Offensive. 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] . 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:
1515–25; < NL Romanista. See Roman, -ist

Related forms:
Ro⋅man⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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Ro·man·ist   (rō'mə-nĭst)   
n.  

  1. Offensive One who professes Roman Catholicism.

  2. A student of or authority on ancient Roman law, culture, and institutions.

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Main Entry: Ro·man·ist
Pronunciation: 'rO-m&-nist
Function: noun
: a specialist in the law of ancient Rome

Main Entry: Romanist
Function: adjective
: of or relating to the law of ancient Rome <Romanist tradition>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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