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somatist

/ˈsəʊmætɪst/

somatist noun: one who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.

Noun

somatist (plural somatists)

  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 Beings1671, Joseph Glanvill, Philosophia Pia

Forms of somatist

pluralsomatists

Origin of somatist

From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”) + -ist.

Questions about somatist

What does somatist mean?
Somatist means one who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.
What part of speech is somatist?
Somatist is a noun.
How do you pronounce somatist?
Somatist is pronounced /ˈsəʊmætɪst/.
What is the plural of somatist?
The plural of somatist is somatists.

Words near somatist in the dictionary

  1. somatise
  2. somatised
  3. somatising
  4. somatism
  5. somatisms
  6. somatist
  7. somatists
  8. somatization
  9. somatizations
  10. somatize
  11. somatized

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