legalist
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legalist
- /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ UK
- /ˈli.ɡə.lɪst/ Canada, US
- /ˈliː.ɡə.lɪst/ Australia
- /ˈliː.ɡə.ləst/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From legal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of loyalist.
adjective more legalist · most legalist
-
Of or related to legalism, in its various senses.
Similar: justiciar
Similar: justiciary
noun legalists
- One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses. “Don’t say anything! Oh, don’t say anything,” cried the atheist cobbler, dancing about in an ecstasy of admiration of the English legal system. For no man is such a legalist as the good Secularist.
Similar: justiciary · Opposite: antinomian
Thesaurus
adjective
Similar: justiciary
noun
Similar: justiciary · Opposite: antinomian
Translations
Talk about this word "legalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/legalist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. legalist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/legalist "legalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/legalist.Cite this
@misc{legalist_2026,
title = {legalist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legalist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
