evolutionist
pronunciation
How to pronounce evolutionist in British English:
UK [ˌi:vəˈlu:ʃnɪst]
How to pronounce evolutionist in American English:
US [ˌiːvəˈluːʃnɪst]
Word Origin
- evolutionist (n.)
- 1859, "one who accepts as true the biological theory of evolution," from evolution + -ist. Related: Evolutionism.
Example
- 1. In refusing to be obsolete you challenged and defied the evolutionist historians .
- 2. " It seems to me absurd to doubt that a man may be an ardent theist & an evolutionist . " ( Letter to john fordyce , may 7 1879 )
- 3. The evolutionist seemed to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it was missing .
- 4. In refusing to be obsolete , you challenged and defied the evolutionist historians .
- 5. The evolutionist seem to know everything about the missing link except the fact that it be missing .