civilist
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin civilista, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cīvīlis (“civil (law)”), on the pattern of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin canonista (“canonist”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin canōn (“rule”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
civilist (plural civilists)
- (obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law.
- (obsolete, theology) One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a moral code in line with “civil righteousness” and “good citizenship”.
- (obsolete) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences.
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References
Swedish
Noun
civilist c
Declension
| Declension of civilist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | civilist | civilisten | civilister | civilisterna |
| Genitive | civilists | civilistens | civilisters | civilisternas |