Definitions For Civilist

Noun

CIVILIST (plural CIVILISTs) (obsolete) One who study, 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.

Related terms

citations:civilism, civilism

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Etymology

From {{etyl, ML., en}} civilista, from {{etyl, la, en}} cīvīlis, , civil (law), on the pattern of {{etyl, ML., en}} canonista, , canonist, from {{etyl, la, en}} canōn, , rule.“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)