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Bollandist

Bollandist adjective: of or pertaining to Bollandism.

Adjective

Bollandist (comparative more Bollandist, superlative most Bollandist)

  1. Of or pertaining to Bollandism.

Noun

Bollandist (plural Bollandists)

  1. An advocate of Bollandism.

Forms of Bollandist

Adjective
comparativemore Bollandist
superlativemost Bollandist
Noun
pluralBollandists

Origin of Bollandist

From Bolland + -ist. Named after Flemish priest, theologian and hagiographer Jean Bolland (1596–1665).

Questions about Bollandist

What does Bollandist mean?
Bollandist means of or pertaining to Bollandism.
What part of speech is Bollandist?
Bollandist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Bollandist in the dictionary

  1. boll weevils
  2. Bolla
  3. bollan bane
  4. Bolland
  5. Bollandism
  6. Bollandist
  7. Bollandists
  8. bollard
  9. bollard condition
  10. bollard pull
  11. bollarded

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