parallelist

[ par-uh-lel-ist, -luh-list ]

noun

a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
an adherent of the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism.

Origin of parallelist

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First recorded in 1785–95; parallel + -ist

Words Nearby parallelist

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How to use parallelist in a sentence

On the one hand it includes the parallelist conception which we have recognised as effete.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson | Edouard le Roy
Let it be understood that I am here pointing out one of the forms, and that the most usual, of the parallelist theory.
The Mind and the Brain | Alfred Binet

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