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Meaning of Port-Royalist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

One of the inhabitants in the Cistercian convent of Port-Royal-des-Champs, and later of Port-Royal Abbey, near Paris, France.

historical

Examples

“Among the Port-Royalists when the abbey was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century wetr Antoine Arnauld, Blaise Pascal, and other famous scholars.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

port-wine mark port-wine stain port, harbour port. porta porta-potty