noun, masculine/bi.zɑ̃.ti.nist/plural: byzantinistes
Byzantinist, specialist in the Byzantine Empire
“L'évêque Porphire est un célèbre byzantiniste et orientaliste russe. Il est le fondateur de la Mission orthodoxe russe de Jérusalem.” — Bishop Porphyrius is a famous Russian Byzantinist and Orientalist. He is the founder of the Russian Orthodox Mission to Jerusalem.
Synonyms: byzantinologue
From byzantin + -iste.