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vacuist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A believer in vacuism; someone who holds the doctrine that there is a vacuum in the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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Compare French vacuiste.

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  • Italian: vacuista — One who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter, is a vacuum