emanationist

noun

em·​a·​na·​tion·​ist

ˌeməˈnāsh(ə)nə̇st

plural -s

1

or emanatist

ˈemənətə̇st

: an adherent of the philosophical theory of emanationism

2

: a sociologist that seeks to derive all human action and belief from the existing cultural orientation

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