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Are there any precise and valid uses of this term? I'm curious about its etymology, as the dictionary says the term did not even exist until 1880.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 13:51, 26 December 2007 (EST)
Are there any precise and valid uses of this term? I'm curious about its etymology, as the dictionary says the term did not even exist until 1880.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 13:51, 26 December 2007 (EST)
While the etymology would I'm sure be interesting, there is a simpler road to take. Namely, an "-ist" is a person who subscribes to an "-ism" (philosophy) or engages in some kind of practice. Thus a creationist is simply one who accepts creation as an element of reality. It doesn't have to be any more specific than that, and the identification needn't carry any connotative baggage. [[User:Qwestor|Qwestor]] 14:01, 26 December 2007 (EST)