Phantasiast

noun

Phan·​ta·​si·​ast

fan‧ˈtāzēˌast,

-ə̇st

plural -s

: julianist

Phantasiastic

⸗¦⸗⸗¦astik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Late Greek phantasiastēs, from Greek phantasia appearance, image, imagination + -astēs -ast; from the belief that Christ's body was only a phantom

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