transformist
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Etymology
Origin of transformist
1790–1800; transform + -ist, modeled on French transformiste
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Her preface to the work of the English naturalist, in which she indicates the results which flow from an acceptance of the transformist theory, created a veritable storm in both religious and scientific circles.
From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by John Augustine Zahm
On the other hand, it is easy to understand his aversion from purely empirical, evolutionist, or transformist doctrines, such as those set forth in the works of Lamarck and Darwin which came to his notice.
From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch
Buffon, like many another man, from St. Augustine down to his own times, considered the transformist explanation of living nature.
From Science and Morals and Other Essays by Sir Bertram Coghill Alan Windle
So that, all things considered, the transformist hypothesis looks more and more like a close approximation to the truth.
From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell
A few weeks before his death he repented of his transformist policy, and again included Crispi and Zanardelli in his cabinet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
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