Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An imitator of Zoilus; one who practises Zoilism; a carping critic.
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Gradually the worship of the Creator is grounding itself on general principles and Christian apologetics is slowly but surely mounting above the particularists, spreading & broader opinion, leaving to the antiquary and the zoilist the inaccuracies and inconsistencies of tradition.
sionnach commented on the word zoilist
a very nasty or rude critic, or one who enjoys finding faults.
March 25, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word zoilist
JM encounters the odd zoilist and always yells at them 'aren't you an odd zoilist!!'
February 24, 2009