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Meaning of evilutionist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A supporter of the theory of evolution, regarded as an enemy of religion.

derogatory, nonstandard, rare

Examples

“In several large cities I was asked to address secret midnight meetings of high school teachers who feared to lose their jobs if seen consorting with an "evilutionist."”
“Originally seen as a great opportunity to do irreparable damage to religious modernists and "evilutionists," the fundamentalists found, instead, that it was they who were injured by the Scopes trial.”
“I is^([sic]) suspicious that many contemporary evilutionists cling to their theory with such tenacity because they don't want to deal with the Ultimate Reality or Truth.”
“The Christian Right too must have felt quizzical gratitude for this 'evilutionist' who, as they did, said man did not come from monkeys.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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