Blackloist

English

Etymology

Blackloe +‎ -ist, from the alias of Thomas White (1593–1676), an influential member of the group.

Noun

Blackloist (plural Blackloists)

1. (Roman Catholicism, historical) One of a school of dissident English Roman Catholics in the 17th–18th centuries, opposed to ultramontanism and advocating obedience to secular authorities and dogmatic views similar to Jansenism.

Related terms

• Blackloism

See also

• Cisalpine

Anagrams

• tail blocks, tailblocks