classicist
[
klas
-
uh
-sist]
/ˈklæs ə sɪst/
noun
1.
an adherent of
classicism
in literature or art (contrasted with
romanticist
).
2.
an authority on the
classics
; a classical scholar.
3.
a person who advocates study of the ancient Greek and Roman
classics
.
Also,
classicalist
[
klas
-i-k
uh
-list]
/ˈklæs ɪ kə lɪst/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Origin
1820-30;
classic
+
-ist
Related forms
anticlassicalist,
noun,
adjective
anticlassicist,
noun,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
classicist
classicist
/
ˈklæsɪsɪst
/
noun
1.
a student of ancient Latin and Greek
a person who advocates the study of ancient Latin and Greek
2.
an adherent of classicism in literature or art
Derived Forms
classicistic,
adjective