summist

noun

sum·​mist

ˈsəmə̇st

plural -s

1

: a writer of a summa

specifically : one of the medieval philosophers who wrote a philosophical or theological summa

2

archaic : one who abridges or epitomizes

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin summista, from summa + Latin -ista -ist

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