A person who advocates for or practices decadence; a member of the Decadent artistic movement.
From 'decadent' + '-ist' (suffix meaning 'one who practices or advocates'). This noun names someone committed to decadent aesthetics or lifestyle, formed by adding the '-ist' suffix to 'decadent'.
A 'decadist' was the kind of person who would use a different rare word every day just to sound more cultured—decadents were deliberately obscure and difficult, which was part of their artistic rebellion against middle-class simplicity.
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