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单词 relativist
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relativistn.adj.

Brit. /ˈrɛlətᵻvɪst/, U.S. /ˈrɛlədəvəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relative adj., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < relative adj. + -ist suffix. Compare German Relativist (1866 or earlier in philosophy; 1911 in a philosophical text with reference to modern physics). With use as adjective compare German relativistisch relativistic adj. Compare slightly later relativism n.
A. n.
1. Chiefly Philosophy. A person who believes in or advocates relativism.cultural relativist: see the first element.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [noun] > relativism > adherent of
relationist1817
relativist1857
non-objectivist1991
1857 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 231/1 Instead of the great realist, Hamilton should be called the great relativist.
1863 H. Spencer Ess. 2nd Ser. 302 I diverge from other relativists in asserting that the existence of a non-relative is..a positive deliverance of consciousness.
1898 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 850 Agnostics, relativists, and all others must agree with him.
1935 K. Koffka Princ. Gestalt Psychol. 347 The relativist's argument rejects in the first place the distinction between the picture as a geographical and a behavioral object.
1953 M. Ginsberg Ess. Sociol. & Soc. Philos. I. vii. 124 Relativists generally stress the great diversity of morals. Yet the similarity is much greater.
1992 M. Medved Hollywood vs. Amer. ii. v. 89 The God of the Bible is not a moral relativist, and He is most definitely judgemental.
2. Physics. A proponent of or expert in the theory of relativity.
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the world > matter > physics > relativity > [noun] > student or proponent of
relativist1911
relativitist1917
1911 Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. Jan. 199 There may well be..nearby domains [of physics] for which the etherless kinematic space of some of the relativists is equally useful.
1922 A. S. Eddington Theory of Relativity 16 The relativist resurrects this ancient truism..because it is only in this undissected combination of four dimensions that the experiences of all observers meet.
1977 Listener 24 Mar. 365/2 Newton's definitions of time and space..which were found to be implausible with the coming of the relativists.
1996 New Scientist 27 July 63/1 According to the models currently being studied by relativists, no travellers from the future could arrive until the wormhole in question has been created.
B. adj. (attributive).
1. Chiefly Philosophy. Of, relating to, or advocating relativism.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > epistemology > [adjective] > of relativism or particularism
probabilistic1864
relativist1865
probabilist1878
relativistic1880
perspectivist1915
contextualistic1936
1865 J. H. Stirling Sir William Hamilton 80 Hamilton already so largely relativist and phenomenalist, is now wholly such.
1866 M. P. W. Bolton Inquisitio Philosophica ii. 77 In support of the relativist doctrine Mr. Mansel particularly claims the authority of Bishop Butler.
1949 Scrutiny 16 i. 26 It is commonly held that the essential point about totalitarian morality is the denial of a universal moral law binding on all mankind and its replacement by a relativist view of morals.
1962 Listener 10 May 821/1 We are usually too timid, too relativist, to be so vehement in our defence of righteousness today.
2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 xx. 486 I thought it was the kind of relativist tripe she wouldn't much appreciate.
2. Physics. Based on or derived from the theory of relativity; employing this theory; = relativistic adj. 2a.
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the world > matter > physics > relativity > [adjective]
relativistic1912
relativist1913
1913 P. Carus Princ. Relativity 51 A new brand of physicists has to be manufactured who will inaugurate a relativist reform in physics.
1921 Nature 8 Dec. 467/1 The differential equations which the relativist mathematicians use.
1958 Philos. Sci. 25 44 After applying relativist equations.
2002 B. Falkenburg in M. Ferrari & I.-O. Stamatescu Symbol & Physical Knowl. vii. 156 Quantum processes..cannot be explained in terms of the relativist condition of Einstein causality.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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