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Webster 1913 Edition


Civilist

Civ′il-ist

,
Noun.
A civilian.
[R.]
Warburton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Civilist

CIVILIST

,
Noun.
A civilian.

Definition 2024


civilist

civilist

English

Noun

civilist (plural civilists)

  1. (obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law.
  2. (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”.
  3. (obsolete) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences.

Related terms

  • civilism

References

  1. †civilist” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

Swedish

Noun

civilist c

  1. civilian

Declension

Inflection of civilist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative civilist civilisten civilister civilisterna
Genitive civilists civilistens civilisters civilisternas

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