Degenerationist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who believes in the theory of degenerationism. historical

    "The degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state."

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"The degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state."

Etymology

From degeneration + -ist.

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