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

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