relativist
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ə noun
an adherent or advocate of relativism or of the principle of relativity.
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relativism (ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| See also historicism any theory holding that truth or moral or aesthetic value, etc, is not universal or absolute but may differ between individuals or cultures | |
| 'relativist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Relativist
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Example sentences
It was a cultural relativist argument and sort of backing away, backing off from the universality of human rights.
So he was not quite the relativist described in his press clippings, but nor was he secretly a schoolmarm.
These are finally coming to light after years of resistance by executors eager to shield the great relativist's image.
At a conceptual level, however, many had difficulty trying to escape the relativist grip.
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