ideist

noun

ide·​ist

(ˈ)ī¦dēə̇st,

ˈīdēə̇-

plural -s

: an adherent of an idealistic philosophy

specifically : an advocate of epistemological idealism

Word History

Etymology

idea + -ist

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above

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