empathist

See also: Empathist

English

Alternative forms

• (philosophy sense) Empathist

Etymology

From empathy +‎ -ist.

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. [early 20th c.]
2. (science fiction) Someone able to sense the emotions of others through extrasensory perception; an empath.

References

• “empathist, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2025), “empathist, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.