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relativist

American  
[rel-uh-tuh-vist] / ˈrɛl ə tə vɪst /

noun

  1. an adherent or advocate of relativism or of the principle of relativity.


Etymology

Origin of relativist

First recorded in 1860–65; relative + -ist

Example Sentences

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All of these relativist tools have been on display in the last week.

From The Wall Street Journal

My brother accused me of being a moral relativist.

From Los Angeles Times

Many people interpreted Dr. Latour’s position as relativist — as asserting that there was no such thing as objective truth.

From New York Times

It is easy to assume that Wittgenstein’s point here is a relativist one: we say their knowledge is inferior to ours; but they say the same about us.

From Literature

This amounts to an anti-foundationalist but far from relativist view of science.

From Literature