relativist

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/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv.ɪst/

noun

One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.

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Meanings

nounrelativist (plural relativists)

plural relativists

  1. One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.

    Rule-circular justifications of basic logical laws — if indeed they are possible — would presumably be similarly undismaying for a logical relativist.

    2002, José ́Luis Bermúdez, Alan Millar, Reason and Nature: Essays in the Theory of Rationality, page 50
  2. One who studies, or contributes to, or uses, the theory of relativity

Origin

From relative + -ist.

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Translations

Catalan relativista
  • relativistafollower of relativism
Czech relativista
  • relativistafollower of relativism
Italian relativista
  • relativistafollower of relativism
Portuguese relativista
  • relativistafollower of relativism
Russian релятиви́ст
  • релятиви́ст (reljativíst)follower of relativism
Spanish relativista
  • relativistafollower of relativism
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APA

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Chicago

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