evolutionist

See also: Evolutionist

English

Etymology

From evolution +‎ -ist.

Noun

evolutionist (plural evolutionists)

1. A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.

   Antonym: antievolutionist

   Coordinate term: creationist

   • 2002 April, Steve Jacoby, “Designer Creation”, in Amanda Boyd, editor, Cincinnati Magazine, volume 35, number 7, →ISSN, page 18:

     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.

Usage notes

Current use is mainly in historical contexts or by creationists.

Derived terms

• deistic evolutionist
• evilutionist
• neoevolutionist
• nonevolutionist
• theistic evolutionist

 

Translations

a proponent or supporter of evolutionism

• Esperanto: evoluiisto (eo)
• Finnish: evolutionisti
• French: évolutionniste (fr) m or f
• German: Evolutionist (de) m, Evolutionistin f
• Ido: evolucionisto (io)
• Irish: éabhlóidí m
• Manx: aafilleyder m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: evoluciònist (sh) m