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Summist (iou)



Summist noun. M16.
[medieval Latin summista, from summa SUM noun + -ista -IST.]
The author of a summa of religious doctrine etc., e.g. Thomas Aquinas, author of Summa theologiae, Summa contra gentiles; gen., a medieval scholastic writer. M16.
An epitomizer, an abridger; transf. an epitome, a summary. E17-M18.