classicist

ˈklæsɪsɪst

Definition

Definition of classicist - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

artadvocate of classical style in art or literature

As a classicist, she preferred the simplicity of ancient sculptures..

neoclassicist

traditionalist

scholar

TECH.

person who studies ancient Greek and Latin culture or language

TECH.

The classicist gave a lecture on Roman poetry.

classical scholar

philologist

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Origin of classicist

Latin, classicus (of the highest class)

Examples of classicist in a sentence

He is a renowned classicist in the field of literature.
A renowned classicist translated the lost fragments of the ancient play.
Classicists debated the correct pronunciation of classical Greek vowels.

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French:classiciste, philologue classique, ...
German:Klassizist, Altphilologe, ...
Italian:classicista, studioso classico, ...
Spanish:clasicista, especialista en lenguas clásicas, ...
Portuguese:classicista, especialista em estudos clássicos, ...
Chinese:古典风格倡导者, 古典学家, ...
Japanese:古典主義者, 古典学者, ...
Arabic:كلاسيكي, عالِم الكلاسيكيات, ...
Hebrew:קְלָסִיצִיסְט, חוֹקֵר קְלָסִיקָוֹת, ...
Russian:классицист, классик, ...
Ukrainian:класик, антикознавець, ...
Hindi:शास्त्रीयतावादी, क्लासिकल विद्वान, ...
Bengali:ক্লাসিসিস্ট, ক্লাসিক্যাল পণ্ডিত, ...
Catalan:classicista, clàssicista, ...
Czech:klasicista, klasický filolog, ...
Danish:klassicist, klassiker, ...
Dutch:classicist, classicus, ...
Greek:κλασικιστής, κλασικολόγος, ...
Hungarian:klasszicista, klasszika-filológus, ...
Khmer:អ្នកនិយមសិល្បៈបុរាណ, អ្នកសិក្សាអក្សរសាស្ត្របុរាណ, ...
Korean:고전주의자, 고전학자, ...
Persian:کلاسیک‌گرا, کلاسیک‌شناس, ...
Polish:klasycysta, filolog klasyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):classicista, especialista em clássicos, ...
Romanian:clasicist, specialist în studii clasice, ...
Swedish:klassicist, klassisk filolog, ...
Thai:นักคลาสสิกนิยม, นักคลาสสิก, ...
Turkish:klasik tarz savunucusu, klasikçi, ...
Vietnamese:người theo chủ nghĩa cổ điển, nhà nghiên cứu văn hóa cổ điển, ...

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