normalist

English

Etymology

normal +‎ -ist

Noun

normalist (plural normalists)

1. One who believes something to be the normal state of things, not requiring remediation.

   Antonym: abnormalist

   • 1992, Hugh D. Barlow, Theodore N. Ferdinand, Understanding delinquency, page 118:

     Normalists believe that immature behavior in the home and school is simply part of growing up.

   • 2000, Stephen K. Moroney, The Noetic Effects of Sin:

     Conversely, non-Christian thinkers may be characterized as normalists in the sense that they believe the world in its present state is normal, that is, not in need of radical renewal.

Anagrams

• mortal sin, stromalin