relativist
[
rel
-
uh
-t
uh
-vist]
/ˈrɛl ə tə vɪst/
noun
1.
an adherent or advocate of relativism or of the principle of relativity.
Origin
1860-65;
relative
+
-ist
Examples from the web for
relativist
You'd figure a moral
relativist
would understand that.
These are finally coming to light after years of resistance by executors eager to shield the great
relativist
's image.
So he was not quite the
relativist
described in his press clippings, but nor was he secretly a schoolmarm.
At a conceptual level, however, many had difficulty trying to escape the
relativist
grip.
To treat norms as shifting is to take a controversial,
relativist
view.
It was a cultural
relativist
argument and sort of backing away, backing off from the universality of human rights.
That is, it does not require a
relativist
to sacrifice his or her values.
Word Origin and History for
relativist
n.
1857, from
relative
+
-ist
. As an adjective from 1914. Related:
Relativistic
.