Antirevisionist
ə noun
1.
an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine.
2.
a reviser.
3.
any advocate of doctrines, theories, or practices that depart from established authority or doctrine.
adjective
4.
of or pertaining to revisionists or revisionism.
5.
attempting to reevaluate and restate the past based on newly acquired standards.
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revisionism (rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (sometimes capital) |
| a. a moderate, nonrevolutionary version of Marxism developed in Germany around 1900 | |
| b. (in Marxist-Leninist ideology) any dangerous departure from the true interpretation of Marx's teachings | |
| 2. | the advocacy of revision of some political theory, religious doctrine, historical or critical interpretation, etc |
| 3. | (usually capital) an ultra-nationalist form of Zionism that arose in Palestine in the 1940s |
| re'visionist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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