Marist

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛərɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mâr′ist, mar′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mar•ist  (mâr′ist, mar′-),USA pronunciation n. [Rom. Cath. Ch.]
  1. Religiona member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
  • French Mariste. See Mary, -ist
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Marist / ˈmɛərɪst/
  1. a member of the Society of Mary, a religious congregation founded in 1824
Etymology: 19th Century: from French Mariste, from Marie Mary (the virgin)
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