| DELUSIONISTS | • delusionists n. Plural of delusionist. • DELUSIONIST n. one who suffers from delusions. |
| DIFFUSIONISM | • diffusionism n. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONIST | • diffusionist adj. Of or pertaining to diffusionism. • diffusionist n. A proponent of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| EXCLUSIONISM | • exclusionism n. The quality of being exclusionist. • exclusionism n. A policy or ideology that favors exclusion of some individuals or groups from a nation, sect, etc. • EXCLUSIONISM n. the practice of excluding others from some right or privilege. |
| EXCLUSIONIST | • exclusionist n. A person who advocates the exclusion of someone or something. • exclusionist adj. Of or pertaining to an exclusionist, or to exclusionism. • EXCLUSIONIST n. one who would exclude another from some right or privilege. |
| ILLUSIONISMS | • illusionisms n. Plural of illusionism. • ILLUSIONISM n. the doctrine that the external world is illusory. |
| ILLUSIONISTS | • illusionists n. Plural of illusionist. • ILLUSIONIST n. a person who produces illusory effects. |
| INFUSIONISMS | • INFUSIONISM n. the doctrine that at the birth of each individual a preexisting soul is implanted in his body. |
| INFUSIONISTS | • infusionists n. Plural of infusionist. • INFUSIONIST n. a believer in infusionism. |
| INTRUSIONIST | • intrusionist n. (Historical) One who favours the appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes… • INTRUSIONIST n. a person who intrudes, esp. of those who, before the Scottish Disruption of 1843, refused a parish the right of objecting to the settlement of an obnoxious minister by a patron. |
| PERFUSIONIST | • perfusionist n. A trained clinician who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiac and other surgeries. • PERFUSIONIST n. the member of a surgical team administering continuous blood transfusion. |
| SECLUSIONIST | • seclusionist n. One who supports seclusionism. • SECLUSIONIST n. one who relishes seclusion. |