monogenist
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- noun
- /ˌmɒnəˈdʒɛnɪst/
- Specialized
- The ethnological narrative presented by monogenist ethnologists around mid-century reflected changes in American society produced through commercial and industrial forces that required a more predictable (manipulative) social behavior in the population.
Examples
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The monogenist argued that all humans share a common ancestry, contrasting with polygenist theories.
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By the 1830s, these increasingly negative views of Indians produced a new representation of Indians that competed with the older environmental monogenist narratives.
Academic text (1996) -
Like polygenists, monogenists drew on medical science, phrenology, pathology, and the medical gaze to support their theories.
Academic text (1996) -
So rejecting polygenistic arguments, monogenists sought answers for the Indians' deficiency of ratiocination in their environment.
Academic text (1996) -
Obviously, Schoolcraft was less interested in the legends than in how they could be employed to gain admittance to the "Indian mind." A confirmed monogenist, Schoolcraft firmly believed that the legends represented a decidedly Oriental mentality.
Academic text (1996) -
As a dedicated monogenist, she published articles advocating for the idea that all human races descended from a single pair of ancestors.
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The research presented by the monogenist highlighted genetic similarities among diverse populations, reinforcing the belief in a single origin.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
monogenist = monogenism (semi-transparent) = mono + gen + ist
Adding -ist to a doctrine noun regularly forms the person who holds that doctrine.
Etymology
Monogenist comes from the roots mono- 'single' and gen- 'origin', like the words generation or genealogy. So a monogenist is someone who believes all humans come from one original ancestor or pair.