byzantiniste

French

Etymology

From byzantin +‎ -iste.

Pronunciation

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Noun

byzantiniste m (plural byzantinistes)

1. Byzantinist, specialist in the Byzantine Empire

   Synonym: byzantinologue

   L’évêque Porphire est un célèbre byzantiniste et orientaliste russe. Il est le fondateur de la Mission orthodoxe russe de Jérusalem.

   Bishop Porphyrius is a famous Russian Byzantinist and Orientalist. He is the founder of the Russian Orthodox Mission to Jerusalem.

Further reading

• “byzantiniste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.