- Somatist
- Somatist So"ma*tist, n. One who admits the existence of material beings only; a materialist. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Somatist
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somatist — somatism, n. /soh meuh tist/, n. Psychiatry. a psychiatrist who considers all mental illnesses to have physical origins. [1670 80, in sense materialist ; SOMAT + IST] * * * … Universalium
somatist — An older term for one who considers that neuroses and psychoses are manifestations of organic disease. * * * so·ma·tist (soґmə tist) an individual who believes that mental disorders are of physical origin and are based on bodily lesions … Medical dictionary
somatist — n. psychiatrist who believes that every mental disorder has a physiological origin … English contemporary dictionary
somatist — n. Materialist … New dictionary of synonyms
somatist — so·ma·tist … English syllables
somatist — ˈsōməd.ə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary somat + ist 1. : an advocate of medical organicism 2. : one who seeks the causes of mental disorders in brain lesions and other physical conditions … Useful english dictionary
somat- — var. of somato before a vowel: somatist. * * * … Universalium
alienist — Synonyms and related words: Adler, Freud, Horney, Pavlov, Reich, Skinner, Watson, alienism, clinical psychologist, industrial psychologist, neuropsychiatrist, psychiatrist, psychiatry, psychobiologist, psychochemist, psychographer, psychologist,… … Moby Thesaurus
psychiatrist — Synonyms and related words: Adler, Freud, Horney, Pavlov, Reich, Skinner, Watson, alienist, analyst, anesthesiologist, behavior therapist, cardiologist, chiropodist, clinical psychologist, dermatologist, eye doctor, eye ear nose throat specialist … Moby Thesaurus
psychologist — Synonyms and related words: Adler, Freud, Horney, Pavlov, Reich, Skinner, Watson, alienist, clinical psychologist, industrial psychologist, neuropsychiatrist, psychiatrist, psychobiologist, psychochemist, psychographer, psychologue, psychopathist … Moby Thesaurus
