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Degenerationist

De-genˊer-a′tion-ist

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Noun.

(Biol.)

A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type;

as, the

degenerationists

hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state

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Definition 2024

degenerationist

degenerationist

English

Noun

degenerationist ‎(plural degenerationists)

(biology) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type.
The degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.