reunionist

[ ree-yoon-yuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who advocates the reunion of the Anglican Church with the Roman Catholic Church.

reunionist

/ riːˈjuːnjənɪst /

noun

1. a person who desires or works for reunion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England

Derived Forms

• reˌunionˈistic, adjective
• reˈunionism, noun

Other Words From

• re·union·ism noun
• re·union·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reunionist¹

First recorded in 1865–70; reunion + -ist