normalist

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English

Etymology

normal +‎ -ist

Noun

normalist (plural normalists)

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

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