Piarist

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noun

A member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.

OriginLatin pius →
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Meanings

nounPiarist (plural Piarists)

plural Piarists

  1. A member of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, a Catholic educational order founded in the sixteenth century.

Origin

  1. Latinpius“pious”
  2. EnglishPiarist

From Latin pius (“pious”), + -ist.

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Translations

French piariste
  • piaristemember of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools
Hungarian piarista
  • piaristamember of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools
Polish pijar
  • pijarmember of the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools

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Anagrams

Piastri
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APA

Piarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piarist

MLA

“Piarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piarist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Piarist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Piarist.

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