Word.ws English Dictionary

Blanchardist

Blanchardist noun: a supporter of Blanchardism.

Noun

Blanchardist (plural Blanchardists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of Blanchardism.
    • From these acts of the English vicars apostolic, the Blanchardists appealed (irregularly, it is allowed) to the Irish prelates convened in synod at Tullow.1824, Francis Plowden, Human Subordination, page 99
    • Besides the Blanchardists, there remained in England a considerable number of orthodox French priests and laymen, and their presence had a great influence on the Catholic Church in this country, far greater than is represented by the half-dozen churches or missions founded by a few of them.1905, Bernard Ward, Catholic London a Century Ago, page 57

Forms of Blanchardist

pluralBlanchardists

Origin of Blanchardist

From Blanchard + -ism, after Pierre-Louis Blanchard (1758–1826), a French priest and polemicist, one of the leaders of the movement.

Questions about Blanchardist

What does Blanchardist mean?
Blanchardist means a supporter of Blanchardism.
What part of speech is Blanchardist?
Blanchardist is a noun.
What is the plural of Blanchardist?
The plural of Blanchardist is Blanchardists.

Words near Blanchardist in the dictionary

  1. blanchable
  2. Blanchard
  3. Blanchard lathe
  4. Blanchard lathes
  5. Blanchardism
  6. Blanchardist
  7. Blanchardists
  8. Blanchards
  9. Blanche
  10. blanched
  11. blanched almond

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Blanchardist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “Blanchardist.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/blanchardist. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.