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n. One versed in the classics; a classical scholar.

n. An adherent of classicism.

n. An advocate of the study of ancient Greek and Latin.

n. a classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture

n. a follower of classicism

n. One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.

n. One versed in the classics.

n. One who is in favor of making a study of the classics the foundation of education.

n. an artistic person who adheres to classicism

n. a student of ancient Greek and Latin

"First of all Jonson was a classicist, that is, he believed in restraint and precedent in art in opposition to the prevalent ungoverned and irresponsible Renaissance spirit."

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