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Romanist.

Supporter of the Roman Catholic Church; a Roman Catholic.

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁomaˈnɪst/
  1. Supporter of the Roman Catholic Church; a Roman Catholic.

    dated · derogatory · masculine · often · weak
  2. A scholar, practitioner or proponent of Roman law and jurisprudence.

    masculine · weak
  3. A scholar of Romance languages; a Romanicist.

    masculine · weak
  4. A painter in the 16th century Romanist school.

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

Latin rōmānus + -ist or Romane (“speaker of a Romance language”) + -ist. Sense of 'a scholar of Romance language and literature' reinforced by Germanist, Slawist, Latinist, as well as French latiniste.

noun/ʁomaˈnɪst/
  1. A novelist.

    masculine · obsolete · weak
Where this word comes from

Roman + -ist under influence of French romaniste (“novelist”).

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