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Bergsonist

Bergsonist noun: a follower of Bergsonian philosophy.

Noun

Bergsonist (plural Bergsonists)

  1. A follower of Bergsonian philosophy.
    • It would appear that Lewis is more of a Bergsonist than he might admit, while Bergson is less of a Bergsonist than Lewis would have him.1992, David Ayers, Wyndham Lewis and Western Man, Springer, →ISBN, page 22

Adjective

Bergsonist (comparative more Bergsonist, superlative most Bergsonist)

  1. Synonym of Bergsonian.
    • As I see it, there are at least two reasons for what in the light of a score of Bergsonist readings of (American) modernist writers, seems a curious oversight.2015, Sarah Posman, Laura Luise Schultz, editors, Gertrude Stein in Europe, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 108
    Synonyms:
    Bergsonian

Synonyms of Bergsonist

Forms of Bergsonist

Noun
pluralBergsonists
Adjective
comparativemore Bergsonist
superlativemost Bergsonist

Origin of Bergsonist

From Bergson + -ist.

Questions about Bergsonist

What does Bergsonist mean?
Bergsonist means a follower of Bergsonian philosophy.
What part of speech is Bergsonist?
Bergsonist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Bergsonist?
The plural of Bergsonist is Bergsonists.

Words near Bergsonist in the dictionary

  1. Bergson
  2. Bergsonian
  3. Bergsonianism
  4. Bergsonians
  5. Bergsonism
  6. Bergsonist
  7. Bergsonistic
  8. Bergsonists
  9. Bergstedt
  10. Bergstedts
  11. bergstock

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