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Scotist(dictionary)

Scotist (iou)



Scotist noun & adjective. M16.
[from John Duns Scotus (see below) + -IST.]
Hist.
A. noun. A follower or adherent of the scholastic theologian John Duns Scotus (c 1266-1308), whose teaching (in opposition to that of Aquinas) emphasized the limitation of reason and maintained that the Incarnation was not dependent on the Fall. M16.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Scotists or Scotism. M19.
Scotistical adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Scotists or Scotism E17-E18.