"legalist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈli.ɡəl.ɪst/ [US] Audio: En-us-legalist.ogg [US] Forms: more legalist [comparative], most legalist [superlative]
Etymology: legal + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legal|ist}} legal + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} legalist (comparative more legalist, superlative most legalist)
  1. Of or related to legalism, in its various senses. Synonyms (theological doctrine): justiciar Translations (of or related to legalism): legalistyczny (Polish), legalista (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-legalist-en-adj-~iBkxyCc

Noun

IPA: /ˈli.ɡəl.ɪst/ [US] Audio: En-us-legalist.ogg [US] Forms: legalists [plural]
Etymology: legal + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legal|ist}} legal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} legalist (plural legalists)
  1. One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses. Categories (topical): People Synonyms (theological doctrine): justiciary Translations (one who adheres to legalism): legalista [masculine] (Polish), legalistka [feminine] (Polish), legalista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-legalist-en-noun-CHdyCJ8L Disambiguation of People: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'theological doctrine': 29 71

Inflected forms

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