Marist Definition

mârĭst, măr-
noun
A member of a Marist society.
Webster's New World
A member of the Little Brothers of Mary, a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in 1817.
American Heritage
adjective
Of or dedicated to the Virgin Mary, esp., of any of several such educational and missionary societies founded in the 19th cent.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Marist

Noun

Singular:
Marist
Plural:
marists

Origin of Marist

  • French Mariste from Marie the Virgin Mary from Late Latin Maria marionette

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Marist Sentence Examples

  • The old infirmary building is now occupied by St Joseph's College, a commercial academy of the Marist Brotherhood, in connexion with which there is a novitiate for the training of members of the order for missionary service at home or abroad.

  • Among other buildings and institutions are a novitiate of Marist Fathers, a science and art school, a pier with pavilion and concert rooms, and a yacht club.

  • In 1845 the French Marist Fathers went to Isabel, where Mgr Epaulle, first vicarapostolic of Melanesia, was killed by the natives soon after landing.

  • A Franciscan convent, Dominican, Paulist and Marist houses, and Trinity College for girls are affiliated with the Catholic University.

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Words Starting With

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