Marist

noun Mar·ist \ˈmer-ist\

Definition of MARIST

: a member of the Roman Catholic Society of Mary founded by Jean Claude Colin in France in 1816 and devoted to education

French mariste, from Marie Mary

First Known Use: circa 1872

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