cursist

Definitions of cursist
  1. noun
    a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    synonyms: beoefenaar
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    Aristoteles
    one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
    Socrates
    ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
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    oud-leerling, ouderejaars, ouderejaarsstudent
    a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
    arabist
    a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture
    bibliofiel, boekenliefhebber
    someone who loves (and usually collects) books
    doctor, dr., gepromoveerde
    a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
    geschiedkundige, geschiedschrijver, historicus, historiograaf
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
    humanist
    a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
    geleerde, geletterde, wetenschapper, wetenschapsman, wetenschapsmens
    someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
    lic., licentiaat, prop., proponent
    holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
    boekenvreter, boekenworm, boekenwurm, boekworm, lettervreter, polyhistor, technocraat, veelweter
    a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
    denker, filosoof, wijsgeer
    a specialist in philosophy
    lezer
    a person who enjoys reading
    sinoloog
    a student of Chinese history and language and culture
    godgeleerde, theoloog
    someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology
    kunsthistoricus
    a historian of art
    boekenvreter, boekenworm, boekenwurm, boekworm, lettervreter, student, studiebol, studiehoofd
    someone who spends a great deal of time reading
    classicus
    a student of ancient Greek and Latin
    eclecticus
    someone who selects according to the eclectic method
    empiricus, empirist
    a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
    estheticus
    a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
    existentialist
    a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable
    letterkundige, literator
    a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
    filoloog
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
    purist, taalzuiveraar
    someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
    realist
    a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
    yogi
    one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight
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    egg-head, egghead, high-brow, highbrow, intellectueel
    a person who uses the mind creatively
  2. noun
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    synonyms: leerling, scholier, schoolkind, student, studerende
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    accountant, accountants-administratieconsulent, toehoorder
    a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
    catechisant, catechumeen, cathechumeen, doopleerling, neofiet, neomist
    a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
    blokker, repetent
    a student who crams
    priesterstudent, seminarist
    a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
    doctoraalstudent
    a student enrolled in a college or university
    ouderejaars, ouderejaarsstudent
    a student who continues studies after graduation
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