gappist

English

Etymology

From gap +‎ -ist.

Noun

gappist (plural gappists)

1. A proponent of gap creationism.
   • 1981, Creation Research Society Quarterly, page 63:

     Let us assume, for the moment, that Adam was really the grandfather of Seth, as claimed by “gappists.”

   • 2004, Marc Millan, Destroying Diabolical Opposition: A Training Manual for Winning the Battle, Dunamis Publishing, →ISBN, page 33:

     Thus, the “gappists” claim the verbs “create” and “make” have different functions and cannot be used interchangeably!

   • 2006, Ken Ham, “What About the Gap & Ruin-Reconstruction Theories?”, in Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, editors, The New Answers, Book 1: Over 25 Questions on Creation/Evolution and the Bible, Answers in Genesis, published 2022, →ISBN, page 61:

     Many gappists have used the word “replenish” in the KJV translation of Genesis 1:28 to justify the gap theory on the basis that this word means “refill.”

Synonyms

• gap creationist
• gap theorist