Meanings
plural gappists
- A proponent of gap creationism.
Let us assume, for the moment, that Adam was really the grandfather of Seth, as claimed by “gappists.”
1981, Creation Research Society Quarterly, page 632 more examples
Thus, the “gappists” claim the verbs “create” and “make” have different functions and cannot be used interchangeably!
2004, Marc Millan, Destroying Diabolical Opposition: A Training Manual for Winning the Battle, Dunamis Publishing, →ISBN, page 33Many gappists have used the word “replenish” in the KJV translation of Genesis 1:28 to justify the gap theory on the basis that this word means “refill.”
2006, Ken Ham, “What About the Gap & Ruin-Reconstruction Theories?”, in Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, editors, The New Answers, Book 1: Over 25 Questions on Creation/Evolution and the Bible, Answers in Genesis, published 2022, →ISBN, page 61Synonyms: gap creationist, gap theorist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA proponent of gap creationism.
Origin
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