figurist

English

Etymology

From figure +‎ -ist.

Noun

figurist (plural figurists)

  1. (Christianity, historical) A proponent of figurism.
  2. One who uses or interprets figurative expressions.
    • 1740, Daniel Waterland, A brief historical account of the primitive invocation […] :
      the whole Church of Egypt condemned the Figurist's Doctrine in Origen whom they through Mistake supposed did hold it
  3. (art) An artist who produces figures (representations of people, animals, etc.).

References

“figurist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French figuriste.

Noun

figurist m (plural figuriști)

  1. figurist

Declension

Declension of figurist
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative figurist figuristul figuriști figuriștii
genitive-dative figurist figuristului figuriști figuriștilor
vocative figuristule figuriștilor

References

  • figurist in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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