bovarist

noun

bo·​va·​rist

-ə̇st

plural -s

: a person subject to bovarism

a religious bovarist

bovaristic

¦bōvə¦ristik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

from bovarism, after such pairs as English romanticism: romanticist

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Rhymes for bovarist

• guitarist
• czarist
• florist
• marist