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authenticist

authenticist adjective: of, pertaining to, or espousing authenticism, a belief in the superiority of the authentic over the inauthentic.

Adjective

authenticist (comparative more authenticist, superlative most authenticist)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or espousing authenticism, a belief in the superiority of the authentic over the inauthentic.

Noun

authenticist (plural authenticists)

  1. A person who espouses authenticism
    • Polls invariably indicate that most of America's 53 million Catholics are not authenticists.1988 May 6, Robert McClory, “The Divine Right”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of authenticist

Adjective
comparativemore authenticist
superlativemost authenticist
Noun
pluralauthenticists

Origin of authenticist

From authentic + -ist.

Questions about authenticist

What does authenticist mean?
Authenticist means of, pertaining to, or espousing authenticism, a belief in the superiority of the authentic over the inauthentic.
What part of speech is authenticist?
Authenticist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near authenticist in the dictionary

  1. authenticative
  2. authenticator
  3. authenticators
  4. authenticism
  5. authenticisms
  6. authenticist
  7. authenticists
  8. authenticities
  9. authenticity
  10. authenticization
  11. authenticize

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