noun
positivist
Positivist (noun) means a person who follows the ideas of positivism.
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A person who follows the ideas of positivism.
"By discouraging what they conceive to be the weakness of their master, the English Positivists have broken the strength of their religion. A man who has faith must be prepared not only to be a martyr, but to be a fool."
— Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Christmas and the Æsthetes (1905)
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Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste, and equivalent to positive plus -ist, modelled on positivism.
Synonyms
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rationalist
Rhymes for positivist
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What is the meaning of positivist?
"positivist" (noun) means a person who follows the ideas of positivism.
What is another word for positivist?
Other words for "positivist" include rationalist.
