classicist

classicist
Synonyms and related words:
Jonathan Oldbuck, Miniver Cheevy, Pre-Raphaelite, academician, antiquarian, antiquary, antique collector, antique dealer, antique-car collector, archaeologist, archaist, bookman, clerk, colossus of knowledge, dryasdust, genius, giant of learning, humanist, laudator temporis acti, learned clerk, learned man, literary man, litterateur, lover of learning, man of learning, man of letters, mastermind, medievalist, mine of information, philologist, philologue, philomath, philosophe, philosopher, plain stylist, polyhistor, polymath, pundit, purist, savant, scholar, scholastic, schoolman, student, walking encyclopedia

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Classicist — Clas si*cist, n. One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • classicist — ► NOUN 1) a person who studies Classics. 2) a follower of classicism …   English terms dictionary

  • classicist — [klas′əsist] n. 1. an advocate of the principles of classicism 2. a student of or specialist in ancient Greek and Roman literature 3. one who advocates the teaching of Greek and Latin in the schools …   English World dictionary

  • classicist — [[t]klæ̱sɪsɪst[/t]] classicists 1) N COUNT A classicist is someone who studies the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy. 2) N COUNT In the arts, especially in architecture, a classicist is… …   English dictionary

  • classicist — UK [ˈklæsɪsɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms classicist : singular classicist plural classicists 1) someone who studies classics 2) art, literature an artist or writer whose work is based on the principles of classicism …   English dictionary

  • classicist — noun Date: 1830 1. an advocate or follower of classicism 2. a classical scholar • classicistic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • classicist — /klas euh sist/, n. 1. an adherent of classicism in literature or art (contrasted with romanticist). 2. an authority on the classics; a classical scholar. 3. a person who advocates study of the ancient Greek and Roman classics. Also, classicalist …   Universalium

  • classicist — noun a) a classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture b) a follower of classicism …   Wiktionary

  • classicist — clas|si|cist [ˈklæsısıst] n someone who studies ↑classics …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • classicist — clas|si|cist [ klæsısıst ] noun count 1. ) someone who studies classics 2. ) an artist or writer whose work is based on the principles of classicism …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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