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normalist en · NOUN

Etymology

From normal + -ist.

Meanings

  1. One who believes something to be the normal state of things, not requiring remediation.
    • Conversely, non-Christian thinkers may be characterized as normalists in the sense that they believe the world in its present state is normal, that is, not in need of radical renewal. 2000, Stephen K. Moroney, The Noetic Effects of Sin:
    • Normalists believe that immature behavior in the home and school is simply part of growing up. 1992, Hugh D. Barlow, Theodore N. Ferdinand, Understanding delinquency, page 118:

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Antonyms

abnormalist