pro-creationist
|pro-cre-a-tion-ist|
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/proʊkriˈeɪʃənɪst/
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/prəʊkriˈeɪʃənɪst/
supporting creationist beliefs
Etymology
'pro-creationist' originates from the Latin-derived prefix 'pro-' (from Latin 'pro') meaning 'for' combined with modern English 'creationist' (from 'creationism' + '-ist'), where 'pro-' meant 'for' and the root behind 'creationist' is from Latin 'creare/creatio' meaning 'to create'/'creation'.
'creationist' developed from the noun 'creation' (Middle English from Old French 'creation' and Latin 'creatio'), and the agentive suffix '-ist' was added in modern English to form 'creationist'; 'pro-' as a separable prefix meaning 'in favor of' was later combined to produce the compound 'pro-creationist'.
Initially elements meant 'for' (pro-) and 'to create' (creare/creatio); combined in modern usage the compound has the current meaning 'one who favors or supports creationist beliefs', a specialization based on the parts' original senses.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person who supports or advocates creationism (the belief that the universe and life originate from specific acts of divine creation rather than natural processes like evolution).
In the public forum he was identified as a pro-creationist for arguing against evolutionary explanations.
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Adjective 1
supporting or favorable to creationist beliefs or to those who hold creationist views.
The newspaper ran a pro-creationist editorial opposing the new school curriculum.
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