Home › Words › M › maristmarist/ˈmaɹɪst/marist · adj — of or pertaining to these organizations or their members.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).marist is pronounced /ˈmaɹɪst/.EtymologyFrom French Mariste, from Marie (“Mary”) + -iste (“-ist”).adjOf or pertaining to these organizations or their membersnounA member of any of several Roman Catholic organizations named after the Virgin MaryDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.marianite 68% match — A member of an ancient sect that regarded the Virgin Mary as divine. vs marist →marrist 68% match — A proponent of Marrism. vs marist →marianism 62% match — The veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in the Roman Catholic Church. vs marist →maryknoller 60% match — A member of the Catholic missionary society Maryknoll. vs marist →claretian 60% match — A member of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men headquartered in Rome, founded in 1849 by Fr. Antonio María Claret y Clará, C.M.F. vs marist →mariologist 59% match — One who studies Mariology. vs marist →mariolater 58% match — One who worships the Virgin Mary. vs marist →mercedarian 57% match — A member of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. vs marist →