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civilist

UK/ˈsɪvɪlɪst/

civilist noun: one who studies or works with the civil law.

Noun

civilist (plural civilists)

  1. (obsolete) One who studies or works with the civil law.
  2. (obsolete) 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.

civilist meaning in Tamil

civilist in Tamil

பொதுஉரிமைச் சட்ட வல்லுநர்

Forms of civilist

pluralcivilists

Origin of civilist

From Medieval Latin civilista, from Latin cīvīlis (“civil (law)”), on the pattern of Medieval Latin canonista (“canonist”), from Latin canōn (“rule”).

Questions about civilist

What does civilist mean?
Civilist means one who studies or works with the civil law.
What is civilist in Tamil?
Civilist in Tamil is பொதுஉரிமைச் சட்ட வல்லுநர். See Civilist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is civilist?
Civilist is a noun.
How do you pronounce civilist?
Civilist is pronounced /ˈsɪvɪlɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of civilist?
The plural of civilist is civilists.

Words near civilist in the dictionary

  1. civiliser
  2. civilisers
  3. civilises
  4. civilish
  5. civilising
  6. civilist
  7. civilists
  8. civilities
  9. civility
  10. civilité
  11. civilizability

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: civilist (page history and authors); civilist (Tamil Wiktionary) (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.

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