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objectivist en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English objective 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 objectivist From objective + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to objectivism.
    • (Only now has Republican Congressman Paul Ryan, perhaps realizing that supporting an atheist adulterer might hurt his veep chances, changed his tune from Objectivist fanboy to follower of Thomas Aquinas.) 2012 June 10, Victoria Bekiempis, “Confessions of a recovering Objectivist”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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Objectivist alternative lexicographic
more objectivist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most objectivist Degree=Sup lexicographic

objectivist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English objective 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 objectivist From objective + -ist.

Meanings

  1. An advocate of objectivism.
    • What of the current moment, shaping up to be the fourth age of Rand? The Randian politicians are still in place: [Paul] Ryan is now boosted by a cabinet crammed with objectivists. 2017 April 10, Jonathan Freedland, “The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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objectivists Number=Plur lexicographic
Objectivist alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

objectivistic · nonobjectivist · neo-Objectivist

Relateds

Romanticism