essentialist

1 of 2

noun

es·​sen·​tial·​ist

-ch(ə)lə̇st

plural -s

: a follower of or believer in essentialism (as in religion, philosophy, or education)

essentialist

2 of 2

adjective

" 

: of, relating to, subscribing to, or being essentialism : of or relating to an essentialist

also : realist in philosophic theory or point of view

essentialistic

ə̇¦senchə¦listik, 

(¦)e¦s-, 

ē¦s-

adjective

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