classicist

[ klas-uh-sist ]
/ ˈklæs ə sɪst /
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noun

an adherent of classicism in literature or art (contrasted with romanticist).
an authority on the classics; a classical scholar.
a person who advocates study of the ancient Greek and Roman classics.
Also clas·si·cal·ist [klas-i-kuh-list] /ˈklæs ɪ kə lɪst/.

Origin of classicist

First recorded in 1820–30; classic + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM classicist

an·ti·clas·si·cal·ist, noun, adjective an·ti·clas·si·cist, noun, adjective

Words nearby classicist

classical physics, classical probability, classical sanskrit, classical school, classicism, classicist, classicize, classics, classification, classification schedule, classified

Words related to classicist

paleontologist, writer, rightist, traditionalist, reactionary, diehard, moderate, excavator, impressionist, romanticist, stick-in-the-mud, right, redneck, preserver, obstructionist, Tory, orthodox, unprogressive, conventionalist, silk-stocking

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British Dictionary definitions for classicist

classicist

classicalist (ˈklæsɪkəlɪst)

/ (ˈklæsɪsɪst) /

noun

  1. a student of ancient Latin and Greek
  2. a person who advocates the study of ancient Latin and Greek
an adherent of classicism in literature or art

Derived forms of classicist

classicistic, adjective