convulsionist

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noun

Someone who has convulsions.

“the Convulsionists of St. Médard”

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Meanings

nounconvulsionist (plural convulsionists)

plural convulsionists

  1. Someone who has convulsions.
    1. historicalOne of a group of eighteenth-century fanatics in France who broke into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion.

      the Convulsionists of St. Médard

Origin

From convulsion + -ist.

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APA

convulsionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convulsionist

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“convulsionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convulsionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convulsionist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convulsionist.

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