Dictionary

legalist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈli.ɡə.lɪst/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ (Australia)
• /ˈliː.ɡə.ləst/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From legal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of loyalist.

Meanings

1. Of or related to legalism, in its various senses.

Forms

Synonyms

justiciary (theological doctrine) · justiciar (theological doctrine)

Translations (2)

pt legalista (of or related to legalism) · pl legalistyczny (of or related to legalism)

legalist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈli.ɡə.lɪst/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ (Australia)
• /ˈliː.ɡə.ləst/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From legal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of loyalist.

Meanings

1. One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses.
   • “Don’t say anything! Oh, don’t say anything,” cried the atheist cobbler, dancing about in an ecstasy of admiration of the English legal system. For no man is such a legalist as the good Secularist. 1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Hammer of God”, in The Innocence of Father Brown:

Forms

Antonyms

antinomian

Synonyms

justiciary (theological doctrine)

Translations (3)

pt legalista (one who adheres to legalism) · pl legalistka (one who adheres to legalism) · pl legalista (one who adheres to legalism)