anti-evolutionist
noun
an·ti-evo·lu·tion·ist
ˌan-tē-ˌe-və-ˈlü-sh(ə-)nist 
-ˌē-və-,
ˌan-tī-
: a person who rejects the biological theory of evolution
This apparent absence of life during most of the earth's history, and its subsequent appearance at full complexity, posed no problem for anti-evolutionists.—
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould
anti-evolutionist
adjective
anti-evolutionist arguments
anti-evolutionism
noun
The latest incarnation of anti-evolutionism is intelligent design which, say its advocates, is not traditional, Bible-based creationism.
—Glenn Branch
Glenn Branch
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Bryan, Christian fundamentalists, and the anti-evolutionists claimed victory.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2024
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John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Anti-evolutionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-evolutionist. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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