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Latinist

noun
1.
A specialist in the Latin language.





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"Latinist" Quotes from Famous Books



... the secretary required to be a competent Latinist, but conversely, only a humanist was credited with the knowledge and ability necessary for the post of secretary. And thus the greatest men in the sphere of science during the fifteenth century mostly devoted a considerable part of their lives to serve the State in this capacity. ...
— The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy • Jacob Burckhardt
... suit me down to the ground," said the bishop, who was a good Latinist. "I would love to converse in the old style with a student from Salamanca or Bergen or ...
— South Wind • Norman Douglas


Words linked to "Latinist" :   classicist, Latin, classical scholar


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