Aquinist

noun

Aqui·​nist

əˈkwīnə̇st

plural -s

: a follower of or specialist in the study of St. Thomas Aquinas : thomist

Word History

Etymology

Thomas Aquinas †1274, Italian scholastic philosopher + English -ist

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