Marist

[ mair-ist, mar- ]

nounRoman Catholic Church.
  1. a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.

Origin of Marist

1
From the French word Mariste, dating back to 1875–80. See Mary, -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for Marist

Marist

/ (ˈmɛərɪst) RC Church /


noun
  1. a member of the Society of Mary, a religious congregation founded in 1824

  2. NZ a teacher or pupil in a school belonging to the Marist Order

adjective
  1. of a Marist

Origin of Marist

1
C19: from French Mariste, from Marie Mary (the virgin)

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