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cdesign proponentsist

Syllables: c·de·sign pro·po·nent·sist/ˈkʌdəzaɪn pɹəˈpoʊnəntsɪst/

cdesign proponentsist noun: a creationist.

Noun

cdesign proponentsist (plural cdesign proponentsists)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, humorous) A creationist.
    • On the “Wells lies. Again.” thread a few months ago, I pointed out to the cdesign proponentsist that the existence of Stupid Design falsified ID.2007 December 15, David Marjanovi?, “Billy Dembski, pious and deluded (comment)”, in Pharyngula, retrieved 28 Oct 2012
    • Famous cdesign proponentsist Dembski brought it up again recently in his list of ID "predictions"...2008 February 18, Sparky, “What's that appendix for, anyway?”, in Discount Thoughts, retrieved 28 Oct 2012

Synonyms of cdesign proponentsist

Forms of cdesign proponentsist

pluralcdesign proponentsists

Origin of cdesign proponentsist

From "cdesign proponentsists", a typographic splicing of design proponents into c[reation]ists, in a 1987 draft for the book Of Pandas and People when, after the US Supreme Court ruled that teaching creationism in US state schools was unconstitutional, the terms creationism and creationists were replaced by intelligent design and design proponents in an attempt to get around the ban.

Questions about cdesign proponentsist

What does cdesign proponentsist mean?
Cdesign proponentsist means a creationist.
What part of speech is cdesign proponentsist?
Cdesign proponentsist is a noun.
How do you pronounce cdesign proponentsist?
Cdesign proponentsist is pronounced /ˈkʌdəzaɪn pɹəˈpoʊnəntsɪst/.
What is the plural of cdesign proponentsist?
The plural of cdesign proponentsist is cdesign proponentsists.

Words near cdesign proponentsist in the dictionary

  1. CdeBacas
  2. CDed
  3. CDer
  4. CDers
  5. CDEs
  6. cdesign proponentsist
  7. cdesign proponentsists
  8. CDF
  9. CDFI
  10. CDFIs
  11. CDFs

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