phyloanalystn.
/ˌfʌɪləʊˈanəlɪst/, /ˌfʌɪləʊˈanl̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌfaɪloʊˈænələst/ Psychology. Now chiefly historical.
A person who practises phyloanalysis.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > psychology > social psychology > [noun] > social group in relation to individual > analysis in terms of > one involved in
phyloanalyst1933
1933 W. Galt Phyloanal. ii. i. 113 The phyloanalyst does not at all credit the obvious manifestation.
1950 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 15 143/2 One hopes that the phyloanalysts will now complement their jeremiads with more applicable down-to-earth, how-to-do-it designs for therapeutic living.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1933