New American Oxford Dictionary
Marist
Mar ist |ˈme (ə )rəst, ˈmar- ˈmɛrəst | ▶noun 1 (also Marist Father ) a member of the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic missionary and teaching congregation. 2 (also Marist Brother ) a member of the Little Brothers of Mary, a Roman Catholic teaching congregation. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French Mariste, from the given name Marie, equivalent of Mary .
Oxford Dictionary
Marist
Marist |ˈmɛːrɪst, ˈmarɪst | ▶noun 1 (also Marist Father ) a member of the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic missionary and teaching order. 2 (also Marist Brother ) a member of the Little Brothers of Mary, a Roman Catholic teaching order. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French Mariste, from the given name Marie, equivalent of Mary .
Duden Dictionary
Marist
Ma rist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mar i st |der Marist; Genitiv: des Maristen, Plural: die Maristen meist im Plural hebräisch -griechisch-lateinisch-neulateinisch Priester einer [1824 in Frankreich gegründeten ] Kongregation zur Mission in der Südsee
Spanish Dictionary
marista
marista adjetivo 1 [congregación religiosa católica ] Que fue fundada por Marcelino Champagnat (1817 ) y que se caracteriza por que sus miembros no reciben las órdenes sagradas y se dedican principalmente a la educación de la juventud .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [religioso ] Que pertenece a esta congregación de Hermanitos de María :hermanos maristas .