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Definition of Plenist
1. n. One who holds that all space is full of matter.
Definition of Plenist
1. Noun. One who believes that all space is full of matter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plenist
1. an advocate of plenism [n -S] - See also: plenism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plenist
Literary usage of Plenist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"plenist, (ple'-nist) ns One that holds all space to be full of matter. not;—tube,
tub, bull;—oil;—pound;—(Un, ..."
2. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1902)
"Hobbes, although not a professed Peripatetic or a Cartesian, was a very pronounced
plenist. He utterly failed to see any virtue in the new philosophy, ..."
3. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1902)
"Hobbes, although not a professed Peripatetic or a Cartesian, was a very pronounced
plenist. He utterly failed to see any virtue in the new philosophy, ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... s. house for acting plays a negotiator invested with full power plenist, pic'nist.
s. one that holds all Playwright, ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In by John Walker (1822)
"A negotiator, invested with full power. plenist, plè'nht. s. One that holds all
space to be full of matter. ..."
6. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"plenist, (ple'-nist) ns One that holds all space to be full of matter. not;—tube,
tub, bull;—oil;—pound;—(Un, ..."
7. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1902)
"Hobbes, although not a professed Peripatetic or a Cartesian, was a very pronounced
plenist. He utterly failed to see any virtue in the new philosophy, ..."
8. Essays in Historical Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1902)
"Hobbes, although not a professed Peripatetic or a Cartesian, was a very pronounced
plenist. He utterly failed to see any virtue in the new philosophy, ..."
9. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... s. house for acting plays a negotiator invested with full power plenist, pic'nist.
s. one that holds all Playwright, ..."
10. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In by John Walker (1822)
"A negotiator, invested with full power. plenist, plè'nht. s. One that holds all
space to be full of matter. ..."
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