noun
A follower of Gassendi or his ideas.
Gassendi was influenced by the atomism of Epicurus and was critical of both Aristotelian and Cartesian philosophy.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Some Advices. From the name of Pierre Gassendi, French astronomer and philosopher + -ist, probably after French Gassendiste.
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