Home › Words › P › pastistpastistpastist means A proponent of pastism.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pastist ranks #36,621 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom past + -ist.nounA proponent of pastism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pastism 71% match — The belief that only the past is important, or that it is the best model to be emulated. vs pastist →pajonist 68% match — A proponent of Pajonism. vs pastist →popist 66% match — A supporter of the Pope. vs pastist →passéist 66% match — A person having an excessive regard for the past. vs pastist →petrolist 64% match — A proponent of petrolism. vs pastist →antipapist 63% match — One who subscribes to antipapism. vs pastist →pastellist 63% match — An artist who works in pastels vs pastist →popperian 61% match — Of or relating to the philosophy of philosopher Karl R. Popper. vs pastist →