civilist

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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

Etymology

() 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 Dictionary