† Centurist Obs.
[ad. L. centuria + -ist.]
= Centuriator.
1636 Unbishop. Timothy & Tit. 15 Making the Succession of Bishops..as questionable as the Centurists orders. 1652 Sparke Prim. Devot. (1663) 81 The centurists acknowledge this gesture the most ancient. 1686 Catholic Representer ii. 87 These Fathers are rejected by the Centurists. |