summist

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noun

Someone who writes a summa; somene who sums up or writes a summary, especially of theological nature.

“a. 1576, Edward Dering, lecture laws of the pope , giuen by Summists and Canonists”

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Meanings

nounsummist (plural summists)

plural summists

  1. Someone who writes a summa; somene who sums up or writes a summary, especially of theological nature.

    a. 1576, Edward Dering, lecture laws of the pope , giuen by Summists and Canonists

Origin

From sum + -ist.

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APA

summist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summist

MLA

“summist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summist.

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