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integralist

integralist noun: an adherent of Catholic Integralism, an anti-pluralistic movement within Roman Catholicism.

Noun

integralist (plural integralists)

  1. An adherent of Catholic Integralism, an anti-pluralistic movement within Roman Catholicism.
    • Those who start out by vilifying the so-called integralists or traditionalists or arch-conservatives seem always to end by attacking the hierarchical structure of the Church itself and its authoritarian pope.1988 June 24, John C. Prendiville, “The Papal Chase”, in Chicago Reader
    • The curial integralists, who formed the small, vocal minority at Vatican II, gave voice in its debates to the vision of the Church that had gained popular credence in the wake of Vatican I.1993, Donald L. Gelpi, Committed Worship: Adult conversion and initiation, →ISBN, page 121

Forms of integralist

pluralintegralists

Origin of integralist

From integral + -ist.

Questions about integralist

What does integralist mean?
Integralist means an adherent of Catholic Integralism, an anti-pluralistic movement within Roman Catholicism.
What part of speech is integralist?
Integralist is a noun.
What is the plural of integralist?
The plural of integralist is integralists.

Words near integralist in the dictionary

  1. integral theory
  2. integral transform
  3. integral transforms
  4. integralism
  5. integralisms
  6. integralist
  7. integralistic
  8. integralists
  9. integralities
  10. integrality
  11. integrally

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