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progressionist

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROGRESSIONIST

PROGRESSIONIST Pro *gres "sion *ist, n.

1. One who holds to a belief in the progression of society toward perfection.

2. One who maintains the doctrine of progression in organic forms; -- opposed to uniformitarian. H. Spencer.

New American Oxford Dictionary

progressionist

pro gres sion ist |prəˈgreSHənist prəˈɡrɛʃənəst |chiefly historical ▶noun 1 Biology a supporter of the theory that all life forms gradually progress or evolve to a higher form. 2 an advocate of or believer in political or social progress. ▶adjective Biology (of a person or theory ) supporting or based on the theory that all life forms progress or evolve to a higher form: progressionist evolutionists.

Oxford Dictionary

progressionist

progressionist |prəˈgrɛʃ (ə )nɪst |chiefly historical ▶noun 1 Biology a supporter of the theory that all life forms gradually evolve to a higher form. 2 an advocate of or believer in political or social progress. ▶adjective Biology supporting or relating to the theory that all life forms evolve to a higher form: progressionist evolutionists.