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Port-Royalist

Port-Royalist noun: an inhabitant of the Cistercian convent of Port-Royal-des-Champs, and later of Port-Royal Abbey, near Paris, France.

Noun

Port-Royalist (plural Port-Royalists)

  1. (historical) An inhabitant of the Cistercian convent of Port-Royal-des-Champs, and later of Port-Royal Abbey, near Paris, France.
    • Among the Port-Royalists when the abbey was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century were Antoine Arnauld, Blaise Pascal, and other famous scholars.

Forms of Port-Royalist

pluralPort-Royalists

Questions about Port-Royalist

What does Port-Royalist mean?
Port-Royalist means an inhabitant of the Cistercian convent of Port-Royal-des-Champs, and later of Port-Royal Abbey, near Paris, France.
What part of speech is Port-Royalist?
Port-Royalist is a noun.
What is the plural of Port-Royalist?
The plural of Port-Royalist is Port-Royalists.

Words near Port-Royalist in the dictionary

  1. port-o-let
  2. port-o-lets
  3. port-o-potties
  4. port-o-potty
  5. Port-Royal
  6. Port-Royalist
  7. Port-Royalists
  8. Port-Vila
  9. port-wine mark
  10. port-wine marks
  11. port-wine stain

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