HyperDic: classicist

English > 2 senses of the word classicist:
NOUNperson classicistan artistic person who adheres to classicism
person classicist, classical scholara student of ancient Greek and Latin
classicist > pronunciation
Soundsklae'sahsahst
Rhymesabolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...
English > classicist: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningAn artistic person who adheres to classicism.
Broaderartist, creative personA person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination / imagination
Oppositeromanticist, romanticAn artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism
Spanishclasicista
Catalanclassicista
Nounsclassicisma movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
English > classicist: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA student of ancient Greek and Latin.
Synonymclassical scholar
InstancesJowett, Benjamin JowettEnglish classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893)
Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime MurphyBritish classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
Wolf, Friedrich August WolfGerman classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
NarrowerLatinistA specialist in the Latin language
BroaderhumanistA classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Nounsclassicsstudy of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

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