destructionist
destructionist · destructionists
One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and…One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing social, economic or political institutions.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory)One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing social, economic or political institutions.
One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; an annihilationist, a conditionalist (i.e., a believer in conditional immortality).
Origin
From destruction + -ist. UK, 1800s. Political sense 1840s.From destruction + -ist. UK, 1800s. Political sense 1840s.
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Forms
plural: destructionists| Singular | destructionist |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelateddestructionism