Meanings
Idist1
plural Idists
- A speaker or proponent of Ido (a constructed language).
[…]but on the other hand the Idists are not so few as their adversaries generally say, and among them are a good many who before 1907 were leaders and editors of Esperanto in the various countries.
2010, Otto Jespersen, “History of our Language”, in Selected Writings of Otto Jespersen (Routledge Revivals), Routledge, →ISBN
IDist2
plural IDists
- Synonym of intelligent designist.
A major question remains, however, regarding what is to become of USAmerican creationists (many of whom are also now IDists) who have quite obviously fallen behind most of the world when it comes to science, philosophy and theology/worldview collaborative discourse.
2014, Gregory Sandstrom, Human Extension: An Alternative to Evolutionism, Creationism and Intelligent Design, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 77Synonyms: intelligent designist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of intelligent designist.
Origin
Translations
Danish idist
- idistspeaker or proponent of Ido
Dutch idist, idiste
- idistspeaker or proponent of Ido
- idistespeaker or proponent of Ido
Esperanto idisto, idistino
- idistospeaker or proponent of Ido
- idistinospeaker or proponent of Ido
French idiste
- idistespeaker or proponent of Ido
German Idist, Idistin
- Idistspeaker or proponent of Ido
- Idistinspeaker or proponent of Ido
Japanese イディスト, イド語話者
- イディスト (idisuto)speaker or proponent of Ido
- イド語話者 (ido-go washa)speaker or proponent of Ido
Norwegian Bokmål idist
- idistspeaker or proponent of Ido
Polish idysta, idystka
- idystaspeaker or proponent of Ido
- idystkaspeaker or proponent of Ido
Portuguese idista
- idistaspeaker or proponent of Ido
Russian иди́ст, иди́стка
- иди́ст (idíst)speaker or proponent of Ido
- иди́стка (idístka)speaker or proponent of Ido
Spanish idista
- idistaspeaker or proponent of Ido
Swedish idist
- idistspeaker or proponent of Ido
Cite this entry
Idist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idist
“Idist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Idist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Idist.
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