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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pre-Raph•a•el•ite (prē raf′ē ə līt′, -rā′fē-),USA pronunciation n. - Fine Art, Literatureany of a group of English artists (Pre-Raph′aelite Broth′erhood) formed in 1848, and including Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who aimed to revive the style and spirit of the Italian artists before the time of Raphael.
adj. - Literature, Fine Artof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelites.
- pre- + Raphael + -ite1 1840–50
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