naturalist
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈnætʃərəlɪst/
- Formal
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naturalista (filosófico)
- He became a respected naturalist, believing that nature can be explained through scientific inquiry rather than supernatural beliefs.
- realist and naturalist
- naturalist determinism
- naturalist novel
Examples
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It's difficult to square with this naturalist picture of of what reality is made of.
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"I found I was able to serve as a real naturalist resource," says Kate.
Blog text (23) -
To my mind, these six areas of inquiry constitute a program of study for religious naturalists to pursue.
Academic text (1990) -
There is no avoiding that dilemma: You must be either a naturalist or a supernaturalist.
Academic text (2001) -
The evidence is there, but doesn't fit the naturalist viewpoint, so it is ignored.
Blog text (23) -
Among his other friends were the famous naturalists William Beebe and John Burroughs.
Academic text (1991) -
Suppose some of us pragmatic naturalists aim to embrace disciplines and attitudes like these.
Academic text (1990) -
In this regard, it is reminiscent of Darwin's advice simply to follow "the opinion of naturalists having sound judgment."
Academic text (2002) -
Earlier naturalists noticing other species' leaf movements described them as passive reactions to environmental stimuli, particularly the sun.
Academic text (2017) -
Cloud Forest Naturalists and Lindblad Expeditions provided passage to the Antarctic.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who trusts reason and observable facts, not supernatural explanations
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Naturalist comes from nature, which means 'the world of plants, animals and other natural things', and the ending -ist means 'a person who'. So a naturalist (in philosophy) is someone who believes that everything can be explained by nature and science, not by gods or spirits.