Ptolemaist
[ tol-uh-mey-ist ]
/ ˌtɒl əˈmeɪ ɪst /
noun
an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
Origin of Ptolemaist
First recorded in 1875–80;
Ptolema(ic) +
-ist
Example sentences from the Web for ptolemaist
For the Ptolemaist all these phenomena have no bond between them; for the Copernican they are produced by the one same cause.
The poet is always a Ptolemaist; for him the sun still rises and the earth stands still.
Varied Types |G. K. Chesterton
British Dictionary definitions for ptolemaist
Ptolemaist
/ (ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪɪst) /
noun
a believer in or adherent of the Ptolemaic system of the universe