annalist (A writer of annals

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• Annalist — An nal*ist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.] A writer of annals. [1913 Webster] The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages. Hume. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• annalist — [an′əl ist] n. a writer of annals annalistic adj …   English World dictionary

• annalist — noun Date: circa 1611 a writer of annals ; chronicler • annalistic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• annalist — noun A writer of annals. The monks ... were the only annalists in those ages. Hume …   Wiktionary

• annalist — an•nal•ist [[t]ˈæn l ɪst[/t]] n. a writer of annals; historian • Etymology: 1605–15; annal (s) + ist an nal•is′tic, adj. an nal•is′ti•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• annalist — n. a writer of annals. Derivatives: annalistic adj. annalistically adv …   Useful english dictionary

• annalist — annalistic, adj. annalistically, adv. /an l ist/, n. a chronicler of events, esp. yearly ones; historian. [1605 15; ANNAL(S) + IST, or < F annaliste] * * * ▪ Roman historian       in general, an ancient Roman historian. The term is used in… …   Universalium

• Ecclesiastical Annals —     Ecclesiastical Annals     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Annals     The historical literature of the Middle Ages may be classed under three general heads: chronicles, annals, and lives of the saints.     CHRONICLES     Chronicles… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …   Universalium

• Roman historiography — History= The History of Roman HistoriographyRoman Historiography is indebted to the Greeks, who invented the form. The Romans had great models to base their works upon, such as Herodotus and Thucydides. Roman historiographical forms are different …   Wikipedia

• Annalists — (from Latin annus , year; hence annales , sc. libri , annual records), is the name given to a class of writers on Roman history, the period of whose literary activity lasted from the time of the Second Punic War to that of Sulla. They wrote the… …   Wikipedia