legalist

English

Etymology

From legal +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ɡəl.ɪst/

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• Hyphenation: le‧ga‧list

Adjective

legalist (comparative more legalist, superlative most legalist)

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

Synonyms

• (theological doctrine): justiciary, justiciar

Translations

of or related to legalism

• Polish: legalistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: legalista (pt)

Noun

legalist (plural legalists)

1. One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses.
   • 1911, G. K. Chesterton, “The Hammer of God”, in The Innocence of Father Brown:

     “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.

Synonyms

• (theological doctrine): justiciary

Antonyms

• antinomian

Translations

one who adheres to legalism

• Polish: legalista m, legalistka f
• Portuguese: legalista (pt) m or f

Anagrams

• stillage, tillages

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French légaliste.

Adjective

legalist m or n (feminine singular legalistă, masculine plural legaliști, feminine and neuter plural legaliste)

1. legalistic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	legalist		legalistă		legaliști	legaliste
	definite	legalistul		legalista		legaliștii	legalistele
genitive- dative	indefinite	legalist		legaliste		legaliști	legaliste
	definite	legalistului		legalistei		legaliștilor	legalistelor

Noun

legalist m (plural legaliști)

1. legalist

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	legalist	legalistul		legaliști	legaliștii
genitive-dative	legalist	legalistului		legaliști	legaliștilor
vocative	legalistule			legaliștilor