abnormalist
abnormalist noun: one who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
Noun
abnormalist (plural abnormalists)
- One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
- On the other hand, there is the worldview represented by the abnormalists, who insist that the cosmos is in an aberrant state because a fundamental disturbance has taken place in the past which can only be remedied by a regenerating power that can restore it to its original goals (theism).2002, David K. Naugle, Worldview: The History of a Concept, page 21
- Abnormalists, in contrast, view the world as fundamentally broken, skewed or distorted. Christians believe that we live in an abnormal state—biologically, socially, psychologically, volitionally, emotionally—[…]2009, Mark R. McMinn, Clark D. Campbell, Integrative Psychotherapy, page 289
- Antonyms:
- normalist
Antonyms of abnormalist
Forms of abnormalist
| plural | abnormalists |
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Origin of abnormalist
From abnormal + -ist.
Questions about abnormalist
- What does abnormalist mean?
- Abnormalist means one who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
- What part of speech is abnormalist?
- Abnormalist is a noun.
- What is the plural of abnormalist?
- The plural of abnormalist is abnormalists.
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