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evolutionism

/ev-uh-loo-shuh-nist or, especially British, ee-vuh-/US // ˌɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst or, especially British, ˌi və- //UK // (ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst) //

进化论,演化论,进化主义,演变论

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He is, however, sadly self-contradictory and his evolutionism weakens in subsequent editions—the only ones that Darwin saw.

  • Evolutionism and systematism are opposing tendencies which can never be absolutely harmonised one with the other.

  • For ancient Calvinism and modern Evolutionism are essentially the same things.

  • This kind of evolutionism is not only helpless before the task of accounting for it, but logically excludes the possibility of it.

  • The predominant interest of evolutionism is in the question of human destiny, or at least of the destiny of Life.