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单词 ptolemaist
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Ptolemaist

[ tol-uh-mey-ist ]
/ ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ ɪst /

noun

an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.

Origin of Ptolemaist

First recorded in 1875–80; Ptolema(ic) + -ist

Words nearby Ptolemaist

ptochocracy, Ptolemaeus, Ptolemaic, Ptolemaic system, Ptolemaic universe, Ptolemaist, Ptolemy, Ptolemy I, Ptolemy II, ptomaine, ptomaine poisoning
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Example sentences from the Web for Ptolemaist

  • For the Ptolemaist all these phenomena have no bond between them; for the Copernican they are produced by the one same cause.

    The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

  • The poet is always a Ptolemaist; for him the sun still rises and the earth stands still.

    Varied Types|G. K. Chesterton

British Dictionary definitions for Ptolemaist

Ptolemaist
/ (ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪst) /

noun

a believer in or adherent of the Ptolemaic system of the universe
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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