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单词 maurist
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Maurist

[ mawr-ist ]
/ ˈmɔr ɪst /

noun

a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.

Origin of Maurist

1790–1800; St. Maur 6th-century French monk and disciple of St. Benedict + -ist

Words nearby Maurist

mauri, Mauriac, Mauriac's syndrome, Maurice, Mauriceau's maneuver, Maurist, Mauritania, Mauritanian, Mauritian, Mauritius, Mauritius hemp
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Example sentences from the Web for Maurist

  • This policy of gaining time seemed to have quieted the Maurist ardour for attack.

    The Annual Register 1914|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Maurist

Maurist
/ (ˈməʊrɪst) /

noun

a member of a congregation of French Benedictine monks founded in 1621 and noted for its scholarly work

Word Origin for Maurist

C19: named after St Maurus, 6th-century disciple of St Benedict
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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