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Ptolemaist

American  
[tol-uh-mey-ist] / ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ ɪst /

noun

  1. an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.

Ptolemaist British  
/ ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪst /

noun

  1. a believer in or adherent of the Ptolemaic system of the universe

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Etymology

Origin of Ptolemaist

First recorded in 1875–80; Ptolema(ic) + -ist

Example Sentences

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A Ptolemaist in theory, and earth-bound, he fears to venture above his terra firma into the real firmament whereinto mind is fashioned to spring, and command the wide prospect around.

From Tablets by Alcott, Amos Bronson

The poet is always a Ptolemaist; for him the sun still rises and the earth stands still.

From Varied Types by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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