elfist

English

Etymology

From elf +‎ -ist.

Noun

elfist (plural elfists)

1. One who believes in elves.
   • 2000, George H. Smith, Why Atheism?, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 34:

     Consider: If another, more rationalistic elfist were to specify an empirical method whereby we could detect his elusive critters, then it would at least be possible (if this method were to fail) to weaken the case for elfism.

   • 2000 January 11, Graham Wanless, “defintion of atheism?”, in alt.atheism‎^[1] (Usenet):

     If you are an elfist, one who believes in elves, you have to show me that they exist. The burden of proof lies on the one who makes the positive claim.

   • 2001 April 1, MEow, “Athiest^[sic] - definition thereof”, in alt.atheism‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Nope - Someone telling me about his or her deity/ies does not make me a theist - it does not convince me. For someone to become a theist, they will have to become convinced that there is a deity - If I informed you about the tiny, little elf in my closet - would that make you an elfist? Hopefully you'd still lack elfism despite my "informing" you.

Related terms

• elfism

Anagrams

• flites, filets, fistle, stifle, itself, fliest, it self