an·ti-evo·lu·tion
| \ ˌan-tē-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shən
, -ˌē-və-, ˌan-tī- \
, -ˌē-və-, ˌan-tī- \
variants:
or less commonly anti-evolutionary \
ˌan-tē-ˌe-və-ˈlü-shə-ˌner-ē
, -ˌē-və- , ˌan-tī-
\
, -ˌē-və- , ˌan-tī-
\
Definition of anti-evolution
: opposing or rejecting the biological theory of evolution or prohibiting its teaching
… a 1968 legal decision, Epperson v. Arkansas, in which the Supreme Court struck down anti-evolution laws like the one under which Scopes was convicted.— Eugenie C. Scott et al.
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“Anti-evolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-evolution. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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