evolutionist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English evolutionist From evolution + -ist.
Meanings
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A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.
Ironically, the argument used today by Roadruck and other designists—that their teachings should receive equal time in schools—mirrors the one employed by evolutionists some 75 years ago.
2002 April, Steve Jacoby, “Designer Creation”, in Amanda Boyd, editor, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 35, number 7, →ISSN, page 18:
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(broadly) Someone who believes in the capacity of people to change.
Aeschylus is in fact an evolutionist as regards both gods and man.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “IV. Prometheus”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| evolutionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
theistic evolutionist · deistic evolutionist · nonevolutionist · evilutionist · neoevolutionist
Translations (9)
fi evolutionisti (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · ga éabhlóidí (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · fr évolutionniste (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · de Evolutionistin (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · eo evoluiisto (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · sh evoluciònist (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · io evolucionisto (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · de Evolutionist (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism) · gv aafilleyder (a proponent or supporter of evolutionism)