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单词 rappist
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Rappistn.1

Brit. /ˈrapɪst/, U.S. /ˈræpəst/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rapp , -ist suffix.
Etymology: < the name of George Rapp (see Rappite n.) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier Rappite n.
= Rappite n.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > harmonist > [noun]
harmonist1824
Rappite1832
Rappist1842
1842 J. S. Buckingham Eastern & Western States Amer. II. ix. 228 There appears, among the Rappists, a thorough knowledge of what is really good for the body as well as for the soul.
1884 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. III. 1994/2 The Rappists emigrated to Economy, seventeen miles north-west of Pittsburg.
1919 M. Beer Hist. Brit. Socialism I. ii. iii. 141 The communist colony of the Rappists.
2004 V. D. Rust Radical Origins i. 14 In 1819, the Rappists moved further west to southern Indiana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rappistn.2

Brit. /ˈrapɪst/, U.S. /ˈræpəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rap v.2, rap n.2, -ist suffix.
Etymology: < either rap v.2 or rap n.2 + -ist suffix.
1. A person who believes in spirit-rapping. Now rare.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) > one who induces or believes in
spirit-rapper1851
rappist1853
table-rapper1854
table-tipper1854
table-turner1854
rapper1857
1853 Nation (Dublin) 16 Apr. 521/2 The spiritual rappists, who are inspired by postman's knocks in the atmosphere.
1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 417 Clairvoyants, rappists, connoisseurs in ghostology, and such-like mystery-mongers.
1854 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 4 Mar. It is a plain, clear, and very full review of the pretensions of the rappists to dignify their fooleries with the name of a science, and to impose upon the credulous.
1920 F. S. Allen Allen's Synonyms & Antonyms at Spiritualist Spiritist (rare), rappist (rare).
2. A spirit thought to communicate by rapping. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > spiritualism > [noun] > rapping or moving table (by spirit) > spirit that raps
rappist1888
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Sept. 2/2 The ‘rappists’, whoever they might be, apparently followed with close attention the conversation that went on in the room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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