evolutionist

[ ev-uh-loo-shuh-nist or, especially British, ee-vuh- ]

/ ˌɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst or, especially British, ˌi və- /

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noun

a person who believes in or supports a theory of evolution, especially in biology.

a person who supports a policy of gradual growth or development rather than sudden change or expansion.

adjective Also ev·o·lu·tion·is·tic.

of or relating to evolution or evolutionists.

believing in or supporting a theory of evolution, especially in biology.

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Origin of evolutionist

First recorded in 1855–60; evolution + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM evolutionist

ev·o·lu·tion·ism, nounev·o·lu·tion·is·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, noun, adjectivean·ti·ev·o·lu·tion·is·tic, adjective

non·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, nounpre·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, nounpro·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, adjective, noun

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How to use evolutionist in a sentence

He is, however, sadly self-contradictory and his evolutionism weakens in subsequent editions—the only ones that Darwin saw.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
Evolutionism and systematism are opposing tendencies which can never be absolutely harmonised one with the other.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
For ancient Calvinism and modern Evolutionism are essentially the same things.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton
This kind of evolutionism is not only helpless before the task of accounting for it, but logically excludes the possibility of it.
Theoretical Ethics|Milton Valentine

The predominant interest of evolutionism is in the question of human destiny, or at least of the destiny of Life.
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays|Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for evolutionist

evolutionist

/ (ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst) /

noun

a person who believes in a theory of evolution, esp Darwin's theory of the evolution of plant and animal species

adjective

of or relating to a theory of evolution

Derived forms of evolutionist

evolutionism, nounevolutionistic, adjective

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