psilanthropist

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noun

One who believes that Jesus Christ was a mere man.

OriginAncient Greek ψιλός →
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Meanings

nounpsilanthropist (plural psilanthropists)

plural psilanthropists

  1. One who believes that Jesus Christ was a mere man.

    the theanthropist is a Christian, the psilanthropist cannot be so ; and vice versa

    1812, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Omniana

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψιλός“bare, mere”
  2. Englishpsilanthropist

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

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APA

psilanthropist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilanthropist

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“psilanthropist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilanthropist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psilanthropist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilanthropist.

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