relativist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.ɪst/
Etymology
Etymology tree English relative 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 relativist From relative + -ist.
Meanings
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One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.
Rule-circular justifications of basic logical laws — if indeed they are possible — would presumably be similarly undismaying for a logical relativist.
2002, José ́Luis Bermúdez, Alan Millar, Reason and Nature: Essays in the Theory of Rationality, page 50:
- One who studies, or contributes to, or uses, the theory of relativity
Forms
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| relativists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
gl relativista (follower of relativism) · it relativista (follower of relativism) · ca relativista (follower of relativism) · es relativista (follower of relativism) · ru релятиви́ст (follower of relativism) · cs relativista (follower of relativism) · pt relativista (follower of relativism)