Somatist
//ˈsəʊmætɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.
"And therefore I cannot but wonder at a late Reverend Author , who seems to conclude thoſe Modern Philosophers under the name and notion of such Somatists, as are for meer Matter and Motion, and exclude immaterial Beings"
Example
More examples"And therefore I cannot but wonder at a late Reverend Author , who seems to conclude thoſe Modern Philosophers under the name and notion of such Somatists, as are for meer Matter and Motion, and exclude immaterial Beings"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”) + -ist.
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