manist means ancestor-worshipper. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Why this word is great
MANIST — [Noun] A person who venerates or worships ancestral spirits. From the Latin manes ("spirits of the dead, ancestral shades") and the suffix -ist ("one who practices or is concerned with"). Unlike an animist, who perceives spirit in every rock and river, or a genealogist, who charts bloodlines with archival detachment, the manist cultivates a quiet, proprietary covenant with the ghosts of lineage. It is the bowl of rice and salt left at a humble altar, the hushed invocation before a worn headstone, and the careful preservation of a grandfather's watch not as an heirloom but as a vessel—a practice that keeps the past not as memory, but as a permanent, watchful presence in the room. The manist understands that the dead are not a country we have left, but a silent majority shaping every present decision.