Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marianist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-i-an-ist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Society of Mary, a congregation of Roman Catholic brothers and priests who look to the Virgin Mary as a model of faith and spirituality.

Example Sentences

"And Catholic Marianists, for their part, have looked for ultimate authority instead in the miraculous realm of mystical visions and end-time prophecy. Mainly because of their passionate commitment to anti-abortion activism, Catholic conservatives have thus far wielded a far greater public presence than either separatists or Marianists."

Etymology

From Marian + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Marian

Inflected Forms

Marianists (plural)

Questions

What does marianist mean?: A member of the Society of Mary, a congregation of Roman Catholic brothers and priests who look to the Virgin Mary as a model of faith and spirituality.
Where does marianist come from?: From Marian + -ist.

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