Romanist may refer to: A person who studies the history of Rome A historian or archaeologist who specialises in Ancient Rome A person who is a student of the Romance languages A Netherlandish painter painting in the Romanist style Romanist, a derogatory term for a Roman Catholic Historically, someone perceived to be in favor of Rome Rule in Ireland, as a pejorative A modern worshipper of the Roman gods Someone who is Pan-Romanist