restorationist en · ADJ
Etymology
From restoration + -ist.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to restorationism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restorationist | alternative | lexicographic |
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
restorationist en · NOUN
Etymology
From restoration + -ist.
Meanings
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A supporter of restorationism, one who seeks to restore things to the way it was.
The “restorationist” constitutional narratives and interpretive theories promoted by Republican politicians and lawyers, [this] Essay suggests, serve to legitimate the party’s use of constitutional hardball.
2019 November 24, Paul Rosenberg, “Fundamentalism and authoritarianism: How the party of ‘law and order’ became the party of crooks and crime”, in Salon:
- One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final restoration of all to the favour and presence of God; a Universalist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restorationist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| restorationists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |