Petrarchist

[ pee-trahr-kist, pe- ]

/ ˈpi trɑr kɪst, ˈpɛ- /

noun

a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.

Also Petrarchan.

Origin of Petrarchist

First recorded in 1815–25; Petrarch + -ist

Words nearby Petrarchist

Petra, Petrarch, Petrarchan, Petrarchan sonnet, Petrarchism, Petrarchist, petrel, petri-, petrichor, petri dish, Petrie

Example sentences from the Web for Petrarchist

Even Michelangelo Buonarroti was at times a Petrarchist, but his poems bear the stamp of his extraordinary and original genius.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8|Various
Surrey, while adopting the form of the sonnet, kept quite clear of the Petrarchist's mannerism.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
The Petrarchist would have loathed the Platonist as a moral Pariah.
A Problem in Greek Ethics|John Addington Symonds

单词	petrarchist
释义	Petrarchist [ pee-trahr-kist, pe- ] / ˈpi trɑr kɪst, ˈpɛ- / noun a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style. Also Petrarchan. Origin of Petrarchist First recorded in 1815–25; Petrarch + -ist Words nearby Petrarchist Petra, Petrarch, Petrarchan, Petrarchan sonnet, Petrarchism, Petrarchist, petrel, petri-, petrichor, petri dish, Petrie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Petrarchist Even Michelangelo Buonarroti was at times a Petrarchist, but his poems bear the stamp of his extraordinary and original genius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 8\|Various Surrey, while adopting the form of the sonnet, kept quite clear of the Petrarchist's mannerism. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series\|John Addington Symonds The Petrarchist would have loathed the Platonist as a moral Pariah. A Problem in Greek Ethics\|John Addington Symonds
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