ptolemaist

ptolemaist
\\-āə̇st\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: ptolemaic + -ist
: a supporter of the Ptolemaic system

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/tol'euh may"ist/, n.
an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
[1875-80; PTOLEMA(IC) + -IST]

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Ptolemāˈist noun
A believer in the Ptolemaic system, Ptolemy's form of the ancient Greek planetary theory, according to which the heavenly bodies revolve about the earth in motions compounded of eccentric circles and epicycles
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Main Entry: ↑Ptolemaic

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  • Ptolemaist — Ptol e*ma ist, n. One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ptolemaist — [täl΄ə mā′ist] n. an adherent or supporter of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy …   English World dictionary

  • Ptolemaist — /tol euh may ist/, n. an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy. [1875 80; PTOLEMA(IC) + IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • ptolemaist — ptol·e·ma·ist …   English syllables

  • Ptolemaist — /tɒləˈmeɪəst/ (say toluh mayuhst) noun a believer in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy …  

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