# Romanist

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Roman Catholic.
2. A scholar of Roman law and jurisprudence.
3. A scholar of Roman history and culture.
4. A scholar of Romance languages; a Romanicist.
5. A painter of the 16th century Romanist school.
6. someone perceived to be in favor of Rome Rule in Ireland.

## Etymology
From Roman + -ist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/romanist