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Latinist|ˈlætɪnɪst|
Also 6 Latenyste, 7 Lattinist.
[f. Latin + -ist. Cf. med.L. Latīnista, F. latiniste.]
1. One who is versed in the Latin language; a Latin scholar; † occas. a writer of Latin.
1538Coverdale Let. to Ld. Crumwell Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 494 There is diversity of reading among the Hebrews, Chaldees, and Greeks, and Latinists. 1547Boorde Brev. Health lxxx. 33 Some grekes with the latenystes doth name it Cholera... In Englyshe it is named the belly ache. 1583Stanyhurst æneis Ded. (Arb.) 4, I heeld no Latinist so fit..as Virgil. 1612Brinsley Lud. Lit. 158 For..placing the words after the manner of the purest Latinists. 1660Pepys Diary 29 June, My Lord must have some good Latinist to make the preamble to his Patent. 1784Cowper Tiroc. 382 Church-ladders are not always mounted best By learned Clerks and Latinists profess'd. 1821Jefferson Autobiog. Writ. 1892 I. 3 My teacher..was but a superficial Latinist. 1882Masson Edin. Sketches 230 The worst Latinist in the whole school.
attrib.16022nd Pt. Return fr. Parnass. iv. ii. 1677 (Arb.) 54, I am stil haunted with these needy Lattinist fellowes.
2. A theologian of the Latin Church.
a1568Coverdale Hope Faithf. xviii. (1574) 140 Among the Greekes also and Latinistes there wer excellent men. 1964Catholic Herald 4 Dec. 13/2 (heading) The conversion of a convinced Latinist. 1965Ibid. 29 Jan. 1/8 (heading) Latinists ask for prayers. |