Bollandist

noun

Bol·​land·​ist

ˈbäləndə̇st

plural -s

: any of the Jesuit editors of the Acta Sanctorum, a collection of biographies of Christian saints and martyrs based on critical evaluation of the sources

Word History

Etymology

Jean de Bolland †1665 Flemish Jesuit hagiologist who began the work + English -ist

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