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

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

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