Mar·ist (mâr  st, m r-)n. 1. A member of the Society of Mary, a congregation of Roman Catholic missionary priests founded in 1824. 2. A member of the Little Brothers of Mary, a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in 1817. [French Mariste, from Marie, the Virgin Mary, from Late Latin Maria; see marionette.] |
Marist [ˈmɛərɪst] RC Church
n
1. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a member of the Society of Mary, a religious congregation founded in 1824
2. (Social Science / Education) (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) NZ a teacher or pupil in a school belonging to the Marist Order
adj
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) of a Marist
[from French Mariste, from Marie Mary (the virgin)]
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