zennisthttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zennist_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZennist, adj. & n.
First published 2015

Zennistadjective & noun

  1. 1904–
    a. adj. Of or relating to Zen Buddhism or its teachings; b. n. a person who practises Zen Buddhism; a Zen Buddhist.
    Stressed as ˈZennist.
    1. 1904
      The Yamato poetry and the Bugaku music..are a source of delight to this present, as are likewise the somber Zenist symbolism and the No dances.
      Philosopher August 43
    2. 1911
      Beauty, said the Zenists,..is always deeper hidden within than outwardly expressed.
      Contemporary Review September 401
    3. 1991
      The third meaning of absence is the aforementioned Zenist emptiness.
      J. Whitlark, Behind Great Wall vii. 145
    4. 2001
      The third and final Zennist that Stevens discusses..was a gentle, reclusive, guileless, and self-effacing teacher.
      Journal Relig. & Health vol. 40 432

Originally published as part of the entry for Zen, n. & adj.

Zennist, adj. & n. was first published in 2015.