Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
evolutionist [ev-uh-loo-shuh-nist or, esp. British, ee-vuh-] ExamplesWord Origin 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.
Origin of evolutionist First recorded in 1855–60; evolution + -ist Related formsev·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, adjectivenon·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, nounpre·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, nounpro·ev·o·lu·tion·ist, adjective, noun Examples from the Web for evolutionist Contemporary Examples of evolutionist
I am a theist and an evolutionist, to be sure, but the combined term makes no sense to me.
Meet the Prizewinning Catholic Biologist Creationists Can’t Stand
Karl W. Giberson
April 6, 2014
Historical Examples of evolutionist
Thus, to Spencer, the evolutionist theory contains no immorality.
Emile Faguet
Prof. Poulton also tries to show that Prichard was an evolutionist.
More Letters of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
The rector has come out, in a quiet way, as an evolutionist.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The advocate of creation is in this matter in no worse position than the evolutionist.
The Story of the Earth and Man
J. W. Dawson
But if we grant this second demand, the evolutionist has a third in store for us.
The Story of the Earth and Man
J. W. Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for evolutionist evolutionist 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 Formsevolutionism, nounevolutionistic, adjective Word Origin and History for evolutionist n.