apriorist

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noun

A believer in apriorism.

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Meanings

nounapriorist (plural apriorists)

plural apriorists

  1. human sciencesA believer in apriorism.

    Durkheim took from the apriorists a conception of human categories but infused that notion with social history.

    2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order

Origin

From a priori + -ist.

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Translations

Polish apriorysta, apriorystka
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APA

apriorist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apriorist

MLA

“apriorist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apriorist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apriorist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apriorist.

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