revisionist
[ ri-vizh-uh-nist ]
noun
an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
a reviser.
any advocate of doctrines, theories, or practices that depart from established authority or doctrine.
adjective
of or relating to revisionists or revisionism.
attempting to reevaluate and restate the past based on newly acquired standards.
Origin of revisionist
1Other words from revisionist
- an·ti·re·vi·sion·ist, noun, adjective
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