metamorphosistn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪst/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfəsəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < metamorphos- (in metamorphosis n.) + -ist suffix. With sense 1, compare earlier metamorphist n.

†1. = metamorphist n. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Metamorphosists, In Ecclesiastical History, a name given to a sect who affirm that the body of Christ ascended into heaven wholly deified.

2. A person who brings about or undergoes a metamorphosis.

ΚΠ

1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Mar. d1 ‘I admire those people,’ Wasserstein says of the metamorphosists. ‘They move; they just keep on swimming.’

1996 Scotsman 14 Aug. (Festival) 12/1 Is the mysterious metamorphosist the Devil? Much more scary—a woman.

1996 World & I (Electronic ed.) Oct. Picasso's depictions of individuals can be considered portraits in that in many cases he purposefully tried to convey something of a person's character or effect on him. For this great intuitive metamorphosist, the method of doing so often imposed itself on him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metamorphosist
释义	metamorphosistn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪst/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfəsəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metamorphosis n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < metamorphos- (in metamorphosis n.) + -ist suffix. With sense 1, compare earlier metamorphist n. †1. = metamorphist n. 1. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Metamorphosists, In Ecclesiastical History, a name given to a sect who affirm that the body of Christ ascended into heaven wholly deified. 2. A person who brings about or undergoes a metamorphosis. ΚΠ 1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Mar. d1 ‘I admire those people,’ Wasserstein says of the metamorphosists. ‘They move; they just keep on swimming.’ 1996 Scotsman 14 Aug. (Festival) 12/1 Is the mysterious metamorphosist the Devil? Much more scary—a woman. 1996 World & I (Electronic ed.) Oct. Picasso's depictions of individuals can be considered portraits in that in many cases he purposefully tried to convey something of a person's character or effect on him. For this great intuitive metamorphosist, the method of doing so often imposed itself on him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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