MECHANIST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mechanist" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Derivation:

mechanism ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes)

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