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单词 pneumatist
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Definition of pneumatist in English:

pneumatist

noun ˈnjuːmətɪst
historical
  • 1†(a) Philosophy. An advocate or adherent of an antimaterialistic theory of creation. Obsolete rare. (b) History of Science. An advocate or adherent of the pneumatic theory of physiology.

  • 2An advocate or practitioner of pneumatic medicine or chemistry.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tenison (1636–1715), archbishop of Canterbury. From ancient Greek πνευματ-, πνεῦμα + -ist. Compare Hellenistic Greek οἱ Πνευματικοί.

 
 

Definition of pneumatist in US English:

pneumatist

nounˈnjuːmətɪst
historical
  • 1†(a) Philosophy. An advocate or adherent of an antimaterialistic theory of creation. Obsolete rare. (b) History of Science. An advocate or adherent of the pneumatic theory of physiology.

  • 2An advocate or practitioner of pneumatic medicine or chemistry.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Tenison (1636–1715), archbishop of Canterbury. From ancient Greek πνευματ-, πνεῦμα + -ist. Compare Hellenistic Greek οἱ Πνευματικοί.

 
 
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