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单词 meditationist
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meditationistn.

Brit. /ˌmɛdᵻˈteɪʃn̩ɪst/, /ˌmɛdᵻˈteɪʃənɪst/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃ(ə)nəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meditation n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < meditation n. + -ist suffix.In quot. a1843, the word apparently refers to J. Hervey's authorship of Meditations & Contemplations.
rare.
A person who writes meditations; (also) a person who practises or advocates meditation.
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a1843 R. Southey Doctor (1847) VI. 380 Jeremy Taylor's is both a flowery and a fruitful stile: Harvey the Meditationist's a weedy one.
1872 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 91 Christ is no deep meditationist, no recluse..but a wonderfully out-door character.
1974 ELH 41 442 To characterize Smart as a late or parodic meditationist is not adequate.
1983 G. Priestland At Large 25 All kinds of Moonies, gurus and oriental meditationists can dance in our streets and hold seminars in our country houses.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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