"Scotist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Scotists [plural]
Etymology: From Scotus + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scotus|ist}} Scotus + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Scotist (plural Scotists)
  1. (theology) A follower of John Duns Scotus, Franciscan scholar, who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology in opposition to the Thomists. Translations (Translations): escotista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

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