evilutionist

English

Etymology

Blend of evil +‎ evolutionist

Noun

evilutionist (plural evilutionists)

(rare, nonstandard, derogatory) A supporter of the theory of evolution, regarded as an enemy of religion.
- 1951, Charles Francis Potter, The Preacher and I: An Autobiography, page 319:
  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."
- 1978, James Edward Sayer, Clarence Darrow: public advocate, page 64:
  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.
- 2000, Ron Carlson, Common Sense, Nonsense, Or Church Sense, page 112:
  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.
- 2002, Brian Regal, Henry Fairfield Osborn, page 173:
  The Christian Right too must have felt quizzical gratitude for this 'evilutionist' who, as they did, said man did not come from monkeys.

Related terms

evilution

单词	evilutionist
释义	evilutionist English Etymology Blend of evil +‎ evolutionist Noun evilutionist (plural evilutionists) (rare, nonstandard, derogatory) A supporter of the theory of evolution, regarded as an enemy of religion. 1951, Charles Francis Potter, The Preacher and I: An Autobiography, page 319: 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." 1978, James Edward Sayer, Clarence Darrow: public advocate, page 64: 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. 2000, Ron Carlson, Common Sense, Nonsense, Or Church Sense, page 112: 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. 2002, Brian Regal, Henry Fairfield Osborn, page 173: The Christian Right too must have felt quizzical gratitude for this 'evilutionist' who, as they did, said man did not come from monkeys. Related terms evilution
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