somatist

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/ˈsəʊmætɪst/

noun

One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.

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Meanings

nounsomatist (plural somatists)

plural somatists

  1. One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist.

    And therefore I cannot but wonder at a late Reverend Author , who seems to conclude thoſe Modern Philosophers under the name and notion of such Somatists, as are for meer Matter and Motion, and exclude immaterial Beings

    1671, Joseph Glanvill, Philosophia Pia

Origin

From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”) + -ist.

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Translations

Italian somatista
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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