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Definition of civilist in English English dictionary
- One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a moral code in line with “civil righteousness” and “good citizenship”
- A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences
- One who studies or works with the civil law
- A civilian
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() From Medieval Latin civilista, from Latin cīvīlis (“civil (law)”), on the pattern of Medieval Latin canonista (“canonist”) ← Latin canōn (“rule”).“” listed in the Oxford English DictionaryResimler
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