somatist

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsəʊmætɪst/

Noun

somatist (plural somatists)

1. One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.
   • 1671, Joseph Glanvill, Philosophia Pia:

     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 Beings

Translations

Translations

• Italian: somatista (it) m or f

Anagrams

• atomists