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Marist

Marist

7.9
A student or former student of a school run by the Society of Mary
  • noun
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  • He identified himself as a Marist after graduating from the college.

Examples

  • None of you have to be here at Marist, right?

  • So she had taught at Marist College previously.

  • As a proud Marist, she always attends the annual alumni gathering.

  • Every Marist knows the importance of community service in their values.

Surface Forms

Marist singular
Marists plural

Morphology

Marist = Mary (transparent) = Mary + ist

Formed from the name 'Mary' plus the productive agent/adjectival suffix '-ist', yielding 'a member or supporter associated with the Society of Mary'.

Etymology

Marist comes from the name Mary, from Latin Maria, plus the ending -ist meaning 'follower'. A Marist as a noun is a student or supporter of a Marist school, so you can remember a Marist is someone 'of Mary' or from that school.