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Mar·ist  (mârst, mr-)

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.

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[French Mariste, from Marie, the Virgin Mary, from Late Latin Maria; see marionette.]

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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)]