transcendentalist

1 of 2

noun

tran·​scen·​den·​tal·​ist

-ᵊlə̇st

plural -s

: an advocate or adherent of transcendentalism

transcendentalist

2 of 2

adjective

" 

: of or relating to transcendentalism

the optimism inherent in the transcendentalist vision of man's harmony with nature

—L. T. Lemon

Word History

Etymology

Noun

transcendental entry 1 + -ist

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Rhymes for transcendentalist

• fundamentalist
• instrumentalist
• orientalist
• environmentalist
• experimentalist
• gentlest