"empathist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: empathists [plural]
Etymology: From empathy + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|empathy|-ist}} empathy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} empathist (plural empathists)
  1. (philosophy, historical) A member of a group of philosophers who proposed a foundation for human aesthetic enjoyment based on empathy. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms (philosophy sense): Empathist
    Sense id: en-empathist-en-noun-5Mi3SLPF Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'philosophy sense': 67 33
  2. (science fiction) Someone able to sense the emotions of others through extrasensory perception; an empath. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-empathist-en-noun-L1TTKvcy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 32 68 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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