parallelist
Americannoun
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a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
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an adherent of the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism.
Etymology
Origin of parallelist
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Another merchant of gloom was Wall Street Analyst John H. Lewis,* a historical parallelist, who had made his reputation in July 1946 by announcing a bear market just as the market started down.
From Time Magazine Archive
It must be admitted that the parallelist usually holds a view which differs rather widely from that of the unlearned.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
Now, what can the parallelist mean by referring sensations and ideas to the brain and yet denying that they are in the brain?
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
The parallelist, for it is he who opposes interactionism, insists that we must not forget that mental phenomena do not belong to the same order as physical phenomena.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
Is there any scientific evidence open to the parallelist in psychology which is not also open to the interactionist?
From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by George Stuart Fullerton
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