The Collaborative International Dictionary
Civilist
Civilist \Civ"il*ist\, n.
A civilian. [R.]
--Warburton.
Wiktionary
civilist
n. 1 (context obsolete English) One who study or works with the civil law. 2 (context obsolete theology English) One who rejects the moral authority of Christ but who nevertheless adheres to a moral code in line with “civil righteousness” and “good citizenship”. 3 (context obsolete English) A statesman, politician, or student of the political sciences.
Usage examples of "civilist".
He was fishing in his mind for its civilist worrud, when the woman spoke up, an' Darby's heart jumped with gladness, as he raycognized the cracked woice of Sheelah McGuire, the spy for the fairies.