Elfist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who believes in elves.

    "Consider: If another, more rationalistic elfist were to specify an empirical method whereby we could detect his elusive critters, then it would at least be possible (if this method were to fail) to weaken the case for elfism."

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"Consider: If another, more rationalistic elfist were to specify an empirical method whereby we could detect his elusive critters, then it would at least be possible (if this method were to fail) to weaken the case for elfism."

Etymology

From elf + -ist.

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