Etymology

mortalist

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Today it means: Someone who believes that the soul is mortal like the body. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From mortal + -ist.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Someone who believes that the soul is mortal like the body.
  • from 18th c. Pertaining to this doctrine of mortalism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.