Etymology

psilanthropist

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Today it means: One who believes that Jesus Christ was a mere man. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ψιλός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromψιλός“bare, mere”
  2. English todaypsilanthropist

From Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “bare, mere”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekψιλός all →

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