subtilist rare.
(ˈsʌ(b)tɪlɪst)
[f. subtilize: see -ist.]
= subtlist.
| 1667 Waterhouse Narr. Fire in London 49 The many forraign minded and addicted subtilists amongst us. 1829 Carlyle in For. Review & Cont. Misc. IV. 126 The true Scholastic is a mystical Subtilist [1840 Misc. II. 237 Subtlist]. |