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antiquarist

antiquarist noun: synonym of antiquarian.

Noun

antiquarist (plural antiquarists)

  1. Synonym of antiquarian.
    • Our Antiquariſts ſay, that he vvent aftervvards to Ægypt, and having Married the Kings Daughter, and vvas expelled by the Ægyptians, after the departure of Moſes (by reaſon of the great hatred they bore to all Strangers for the Hebrevvs ſake)1682, Christopher Irvine, Historiæ Scoticæ Nomenclatura Latino-vernacula, page 38
    • The delight of the antiquariſt (ſays Mr Pinkerton) may be called a depraved appetite of the mind, which feeds on traſh, and fills itſelf with emptineſs.1797, Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, page 4
    Synonyms:
    antiquarian

Examples of antiquarist in a sentence

  • The antiquarists, on the contrary, declare that such interpretations are illegitimate, distort the meaning of the text, bring in it concepts and methods alien to it.1994, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, volume 151, page 249:
  • The ideal antiquarist, while analyzing the text, should rule out the use of modern colloquial language.1997, Philosophia Mathematica, pages 23, 29:

Synonyms of antiquarist

Forms of antiquarist

pluralantiquarists

Origin of antiquarist

From antiquary + -ist.

Questions about antiquarist

What does antiquarist mean?
Antiquarist means synonym of antiquarian.
How do you use antiquarist in a sentence?
The antiquarists, on the contrary, declare that such interpretations are illegitimate, distort the meaning of the text, bring in it concepts and methods alien to it.
What part of speech is antiquarist?
Antiquarist is a noun.
What is the plural of antiquarist?
The plural of antiquarist is antiquarists.

Words near antiquarist in the dictionary

  1. antiquarians
  2. antiquariat
  3. antiquariats
  4. antiquaries
  5. antiquarism
  6. antiquarist
  7. antiquarists
  8. antiquarium
  9. antiquark
  10. antiquarks
  11. antiquary

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