The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ramist
Ramist \Ra"mist\ (r[=a]"m[i^]st), n. A follower of Pierre Ram['e], better known as Ramus, a celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed the Aristotelians.
Usage examples of "ramist".
Latin histories are read, the Ramist scribbling Specials and Generals and watching his outline press relentlessly toward the right-hand margin while the Brunist only opens his great heart.
Repeats the matter backward and forward while the Ramist hems and haws, searching for the gist.
It provided also a substitute for either the Aristotelian or the Ramist logic, which was an additional element in its favour.