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Piarist

Piarist noun: a member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.

Noun

Piarist (plural Piarists)

  1. A member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.

Forms of Piarist

pluralPiarists

Origin of Piarist

From Latin pius (“pious”), + -ist.

Questions about Piarist

What does Piarist mean?
Piarist means a member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.
What part of speech is Piarist?
Piarist is a noun.
What is the plural of Piarist?
The plural of Piarist is Piarists.

Words near Piarist in the dictionary

  1. piapec
  2. piapecs
  3. piapiac
  4. piapiacs
  5. Piapoco
  6. Piarist
  7. Piarists
  8. Piaroa
  9. PIAs
  10. piasaba
  11. piasava

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