miasmatist

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noun

A supporter of the theory of miasmatism.

OriginAncient Greek μίασμα →
First used 19th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmiasmatist (plural miasmatists)

plural miasmatists

  1. historicalA supporter of the theory of miasmatism.First known use 19th c.

    Florence Nightingale, a staunch miasmatist who never came round to bacteria, thought temporary sheds would be safer and proposed radical redesign.

    1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 362

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμίασμα“miasma”
  2. Englishmiasmatist

From (the stem of) Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “miasma”) + -ist.

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