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Marianist
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English
Etymology
From en Marian ist.
Noun
en Roman Catholic A member of the Society of Mary (Marianists) Society of Mary, a congregation of Roman Catholic brothers and priests who look to the Virgin Mary as a model of faith and spirituality.
en Michael W. Cuneo The Smoke of Satan 1999 JHU Press https://books.google.com/books?id=8OL9tyvN5YcC&pg=PA179&dq=%22Marianists%22&hl=en&cd=87&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Marianists%22&f=false 978-0-8018-6265-6 179 And Catholic Marianists, for their part, have looked for ultimate authority instead in the miraculous realm of mystical visions and end-time prophecy. Mainly because of their passionate commitment to anti-abortion activism, Catholic conservatives have thus far wielded a far greater public presence than either separatists or Marianists.
Translations
Catalan: ca marianista m f
German: de Marianist m
Italian: it marianista m f
Spanish: es marianista m f
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