Home › Words › V › vanistvanistvanist means A follower of Henry Vane the Younger (1613?–1662), English politician, statesman, and colonial governor.EtymologyFrom Vane + -ist.nounA follower of Henry Vane the Younger (1613?–1662), English politician, statesman, and colonial governor.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.vintenar 57% match — A leader of vintenary, a twenty infantry in medieval England, who were a medieval draft on freemen who were not knights. vs vanist →vishnavite 55% match — Synonym of Vaishnavist. vs vanist →ananite 55% match — A follower of Ananism. vs vanist →vestinian 53% match — A member of the Vestini. vs vanist →navalist 53% match — An advocate of the navy or of naval power. vs vanist →vichyite 53% match — Synonym of Pétainist. vs vanist →vedist 52% match — A follower of Vedism. vs vanist →vichyist 52% match — Synonym of Pétainist. vs vanist →