Vol"can*ist, n. [Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste.]

1.

One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.

2.

One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf. Neptunist.

 

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