Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who insists on the validity and necessity of a given succession of persons or events; especially, one who adheres to the doctrine of apostolic succession.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.

Etymologies

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succession +‎ -ist

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