empathist

== English == === Alternative forms === (philosophy sense) Empathist === Etymology === From empathy +‎ -ist. === Noun === empathist (plural empathists) (philosophy, historical) A member of a group of philosophers who proposed a foundation for human aesthetic enjoyment based on empathy. [early 20th c.] (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 (2001–2026), “empathist, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.