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Definition of Mechanists
1. mechanist [n] - See also: mechanist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mechanists
Literary usage of Mechanists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1848)
"... &c.;" and then he goes on to dress up his own microcosm as dexterously as
stage mechanists can turn the boards of the Adelphi into a world of waters, ..."
2. Christian Philosophy, God: Being a Contribution to a Philosophy of Theism by John Thomas Driscoll (1900)
"This is the theory of Descartes and its defenders are called mechanists. In support
of their position they appeal to the laws and principles of Physics. ..."
3. Do the Dead Still Live?: Or the Testimony of Science Respecting a Future Life by David Heagle (1920)
"Note 5, page 30, DISTINGUISHED VITALISTS AND mechanists As said above, probably
the most eminent vitalist of today is Hans Driesch, of Germany; ..."
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