The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bollandists \Bol"land*ists\, n. pl. The Jesuit editors of the ``Acta Sanctorum'', or Lives of the Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work.
Usage examples of "bollandists".
Dempster, this was the most demanding period of my life, for it was during this time I became involved with the Bollandists and found my way into the mainstream of the work that has given me endless delight and a limited, specialized reputation.
She gives her saints another life, and some very strange concerns, that we Bollandists have to know about but do not advertise.
I think, and I have done good work for the Bollandists, but nobody would say I was the flower of the Jesuits.
I was keeping up my association with the Bollandists too, and writing for Analecta and also for the Royal Historical Society whenever I had anything to say.
The following summer I went to Europe and visited the Bollandists, hoping they would pay me a few compliments on my big book.