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PIARISTS
Noun
Piarists
plural of Piarist
Source: Wiktionary
PIARIST
Pi"a*rist, n. Etym: [L. pius pious.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: One of a religious order who are the regular clerks of the Scuole Pie (religious schools), an institute of secondary education, founded at Rome in the last years of the 16th century. Addis & Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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