English

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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ human +‎ -ist, after transhumanism.

Noun

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transhumanist (plural transhumanists)

  1. An advocate of transhumanism. [from 20th c.]
    • 2017 April 18, Meghan O'Gieblyn, The Guardian:
      Many transhumanists such as Kurzweil contend that they are carrying on the legacy of the Enlightenment – that theirs is a philosophy grounded in reason and empiricism, even if they do lapse occasionally into metaphysical language about “transcendence” and “eternal life”.

Adjective

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transhumanist (comparative more transhumanist, superlative most transhumanist)

  1. Relating to transhumanism.
    • 2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
      It wasn't like what you see in the now-popular clichés of tech culture and Silicon Valley. It was not a transhumanist cult.