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Ramist

/ˈɹeɪmɪst/

Ramist noun: a follower of Ramism.

Noun (1)

Ramist (plural Ramists)

  1. A follower of Ramism.

Adjective

Ramist (comparative more Ramist, superlative most Ramist)

  1. Of or relating to Ramus or to Ramism.

Noun (2)

Ramist (plural Ramists)

  1. A partisan of Jean-Philippe Rameau.
    • Rameau had soon so many admirers of his own, and met with so much opposition from the admirers of Lulli that two parties of Lullists and of Ramists were formed.1862, Sutherland Edwards, History of the Opera, from Its Origin in Italy to the Present Time, volume 1, London, page 219
    • In opposition to the beliefs of the Lullists, the Ramists sought to dispel conventionalized ballets that treated of gods and godesses, demi-gods and heroes acting in a preconceived manner that displayed the grandeurs of their divinity, and substituted a ballet depicting the world as it exists.1943, A Study of the Development of the Art of Dancing, page 55

Forms of Ramist

Noun
pluralRamists
Adjective
comparativemore Ramist
superlativemost Ramist

Origin of Ramist

From Ramus (Latinized name of Pierre de La Ramée) + -ist.

From Rameau + -ist.

Questions about Ramist

What does Ramist mean?
Ramist means a follower of Ramism.
What part of speech is Ramist?
Ramist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Ramist?
Ramist is pronounced /ˈɹeɪmɪst/.
What is the plural of Ramist?
The plural of Ramist is Ramists.

Words near Ramist in the dictionary

  1. Ramirez
  2. Ramirezperez
  3. Ramirezperezes
  4. Ramis
  5. Ramism
  6. Ramist
  7. Ramistic
  8. Ramistical
  9. Ramists
  10. Ramit
  11. ramixotidine

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