hereditarian
[ huh-red-i-tair-ee-uhn ]
noun
a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
adjective
characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories.
Origin of hereditarian
1Other words from hereditarian
- he·red·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun
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How to use hereditarian in a sentence
A tempting, but ineffective, response to the hereditarian attempt to naturalize inequality is to deny or minimize the influence of nature.
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