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Atomist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈætəmɪst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Atomist is a noun meaning An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.

Meaning

An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.

More Meanings

  1. An adherent of the atomic theory.

Example Sentences

What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them.

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Related dictionary entries include antimaterialist, somatist, animatist, antidualist, antimechanist, animist.

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