parallelist

[ par-uh-lel-ist, -luh-list ]

noun

1. a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
2. an adherent of the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelist¹

First recorded in 1785–95; parallel + -ist

Example Sentences

On the one hand it includes the parallelist conception which we have recognised as effete.

From Project Gutenberg

Let it be understood that I am here pointing out one of the forms, and that the most usual, of the parallelist theory.

From Project Gutenberg