ORIGINALIST

Etymology

Noun

originalist (plural originalists)

One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.

One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.

(theology) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures intended them to be interpreted, and to interpret them in that way.

(US) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the United States Constitution intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.

Source: Wiktionary


O*rig"i*nal*ist, n.

Definition: One who is original. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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