TROPIST

Etymology

Noun

tropist (plural tropists)

One who uses or deals in tropes.

Synonym: troper

One who avoids the literal meaning of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.

Anagrams

• protist

Source: Wiktionary


Trop"ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tropiste. See Trope.]

Definition: One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it as mere tropes and figures of speech.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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