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gappist

gappist noun: a proponent of gap creationism.

Noun

gappist (plural gappists)

  1. A proponent of gap creationism.
    • Let us assume, for the moment, that Adam was really the grandfather of Seth, as claimed by “gappists.”1981, Creation Research Society Quarterly, page 63
    • Thus, the “gappists” claim the verbs “create” and “make” have different functions and cannot be used interchangeably!2004, Marc Millan, Destroying Diabolical Opposition: A Training Manual for Winning the Battle, Dunamis Publishing, →ISBN, page 33

Synonyms of gappist

Forms of gappist

pluralgappists

Origin of gappist

From gap + -ist.

Questions about gappist

What does gappist mean?
Gappist means a proponent of gap creationism.
What part of speech is gappist?
Gappist is a noun.
What is the plural of gappist?
The plural of gappist is gappists.

Words near gappist in the dictionary

  1. gappiest
  2. gappiness
  3. gapping
  4. gapping it
  5. gappings
  6. gappist
  7. gappists
  8. gappy
  9. gappyness
  10. gaps
  11. gaps it

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