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Bollandist|ˈbɒləndɪst|
[f. Bolland, name of a Flemish Jesuit of the 17th c. + -ist.]
pl. The Jesuit writers who continued the work called Acta Sanctorum, begun by John Bolland.
1751Chambers Cycl., Bollandists..certain Jesuits of Antwerp..employed in collecting the lives and acts of the saints. a1843Southey Comm.-pl. Bk. Ser. ii. 15 A question which the Bollandists ask in a note. 1883Contemp. Rev. Oct. 518 The history of St. Patrick's purgatory is..supported by the grave authority of the Bollandists. |