Blackloist

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noun

One of a school of dissident English Roman Catholics in the 17th–18th centuries, opposed to ultramontanism and advocating obedience to secular authorities and dogmatic views similar to Jansenism.

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Meanings

nounBlackloist (plural Blackloists)

plural Blackloists

  1. historicalCatholicismOne of a school of dissident English Roman Catholics in the 17th–18th centuries, opposed to ultramontanism and advocating obedience to secular authorities and dogmatic views similar to Jansenism.

Origin

From Blackloe + -ist, from the alias of Thomas White (1593–1676), an influential member of the group.

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APA

Blackloist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackloist

MLA

“Blackloist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackloist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blackloist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blackloist.

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