Ptolemaistn.

Brit.

/tɒləˈmeɪɪst/, U.S.

/ˌtɑləˈmeɪɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ptolemaic adj.¹, -ist suffix.

Etymology: < ptolema- (in Ptolemaic adj.¹) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier Ptolemaic n. and later Ptolemaism n.

History of Science.

An advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy; = Ptolemaic n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > system of astronomy > specific > person who holds

Ptolemean1647

Ptolemaic1654

Copernicana1676

Ptolemaist1682

nebulist1848

vorticist1866

Galilean1925

steady-stater1966

Velikovskyite1972

1682 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 248 The motion of the heavens required by the Ptolemaists would appear exceedingly swifter & therefore as much more improbable.

1846 Times 9 Nov. 4/3 According to his argument, the child who knows that the earth revolves round the sun is a profounder astronomer than all the Ptolemaists.

1937 G. Boas Primer for Critics v. 129 Whether one is a Copernican or a Ptolemaist, what one sees in the heavens is points of light.

1988 A. M. Silverstein Hist. Immunol. ix. 244 Ptolemaists (and churchmen) found Copernicus's theory of the solar system unacceptable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ptolemaist
释义	Ptolemaistn. Brit. /tɒləˈmeɪɪst/, U.S. /ˌtɑləˈmeɪɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Ptolemaic adj.¹, -ist suffix. Etymology: < ptolema- (in Ptolemaic adj.¹) + -ist suffix. Compare earlier Ptolemaic n. and later Ptolemaism n. History of Science. An advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy; = Ptolemaic n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [noun] > system of astronomy > specific > person who holds Ptolemean1647 Ptolemaic1654 Copernicana1676 Ptolemaist1682 nebulist1848 vorticist1866 Galilean1925 steady-stater1966 Velikovskyite1972 1682 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 248 The motion of the heavens required by the Ptolemaists would appear exceedingly swifter & therefore as much more improbable. 1846 Times 9 Nov. 4/3 According to his argument, the child who knows that the earth revolves round the sun is a profounder astronomer than all the Ptolemaists. 1937 G. Boas Primer for Critics v. 129 Whether one is a Copernican or a Ptolemaist, what one sees in the heavens is points of light. 1988 A. M. Silverstein Hist. Immunol. ix. 244 Ptolemaists (and churchmen) found Copernicus's theory of the solar system unacceptable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1682
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