Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abnormalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-nor-mal-ist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, there is the worldview represented by the abnormalists, who insist that the cosmos is in an aberrant state because a fundamental disturbance has taken place in the past which can only be remedied by a regenerating power that can restore it to its original goals (theism)."
"Abnormalists, in contrast, view the world as fundamentally broken, skewed or distorted. Christians believe that we live in an abnormal state—biologically, socially, psychologically, volitionally, emotionally—[…]"

Etymology

From abnormal + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: abnormal

Inflected Forms

abnormalists (plural)

Antonyms

normalist

Questions

What does abnormalist mean?: One who believes that the cosmos is in an abnormal state that can only be set right by divine influence.
Where does abnormalist come from?: From abnormal + -ist.

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