objectivist

objectivist

English

Alternative forms

  • Objectivist

Etymology

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English objective
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
English objectivist

    From objective + -ist.

    Adjective

    objectivist (comparative more objectivist, superlative most objectivist)

    1. Of or pertaining to objectivism.
      • 2012 June 10, Victoria Bekiempis, “Confessions of a recovering Objectivist”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
        (Only now has Republican Congressman Paul Ryan, perhaps realizing that supporting an atheist adulterer might hurt his veep chances, changed his tune from Objectivist fanboy to follower of Thomas Aquinas.)

    Noun

    objectivist (plural objectivists)

    1. An advocate of objectivism.
      • 2017 April 10, Jonathan Freedland, “The new age of Ayn Rand: how she won over Trump and Silicon Valley”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
        What of the current moment, shaping up to be the fourth age of Rand? The Randian politicians are still in place: [Paul] Ryan is now boosted by a cabinet crammed with objectivists.

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