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transmissionist

transmissionist noun: a person who believes that the brain only transmits consciousness rather than originating it.

Noun

transmissionist (plural transmissionists)

  1. A person who believes that the brain only transmits consciousness rather than originating it.
  2. One who favours, or uses, a teaching style focused on transmitting facts without regard to the individual student.

Forms of transmissionist

pluraltransmissionists

Origin of transmissionist

From transmission + -ist.

Questions about transmissionist

What does transmissionist mean?
Transmissionist means a person who believes that the brain only transmits consciousness rather than originating it.
What part of speech is transmissionist?
Transmissionist is a noun.
What is the plural of transmissionist?
The plural of transmissionist is transmissionists.

Words near transmissionist in the dictionary

  1. transmission tower
  2. transmission towers
  3. transmissional
  4. transmissioned
  5. transmissionism
  6. transmissionist
  7. transmissionists
  8. transmissionless
  9. transmissions
  10. transmissive
  11. transmissively

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