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antievolution

antievolution adjective: opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection.

Adjective

antievolution (not comparable)

  1. Opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection.
    • William Jennings Bryan won the case and the antievolution statute was upheld.2004, James Jurinski, Religion on Trial, →ISBN, page 106

Forms of antievolution

alternative formanti-evolution

Origin of antievolution

From anti- + evolution.

Questions about antievolution

What does antievolution mean?
Antievolution means opposing the teaching or espousal of evolutionary theories, often specifically the Darwinian theory of natural selection.
What part of speech is antievolution?
Antievolution is an adjective.

Words near antievolution in the dictionary

  1. antievangelicalism
  2. antievangelicals
  3. antievasion
  4. antieverything
  5. antieviction
  6. antievolution
  7. antievolutionary
  8. antievolutionism
  9. antievolutionist
  10. antievolutionists
  11. antiexcitotoxic

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