Neptunist

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Neptunist

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From Neptune + -ist.

noun Neptunists

A proponent of Neptunism. The opposing Neptunists, who counted Goethe among their number, believed that the Earth was originally covered in ocean, and that all rocks originated as deposits on the floors of ancient seas.

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noun proponent

Español	neptunista
Français	neptuniste
Deutsch	Neptunist

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"Neptunist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/neptunist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Neptunist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/neptunist

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"Neptunist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/neptunist.

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@misc{neptunist_2026,
  title = {Neptunist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neptunist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}