civilista
Portuguese, noun/si.viˈlis.tɐ/
civilista is spelled C-I-V-I-L-I-S-T-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Civilista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “patriot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que exerce o civilismo”.
What does civilista mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepatriotic
- 2
femininemasculinecivil law
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepatriot
- 2
femininemasculinecivil lawyer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ao civilismo
noun: 1. pessoa que exerce o civilismo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of civilista
- civilistas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce civilista?
- Brazil /si.viˈlis.tɐ/
- /si.viˈliʃ.tɐ/
- Portugal /si.viˈliʃ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is civilista in Portuguese?
civilista appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).