complementarian
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- noun
- /ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈtɛəriən/
- This is actually a constant theme for complementarians and defenders of patriarchy.
Examples
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Some complementarians believe women should not hold jobs where they have to give orders to men.
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I wish I could say that all complementarians categorically condemn female submission to males.
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What would a consistent evangelical complementarian tell the wife to do?
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From there, complementarians go off in somewhat different directions, but on that, they all agree.
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If you're a complementarian, you'll find ways to interpret the text that way.
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Increasingly, however, the views and language among some evangelical complementarians have become shrill and extreme.
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Complementarians seem to interpret both the Fall and the household codes as literal and enduring.
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Yet wouldn't most complementarians (I hope anyway!) explain those passages away?
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Complementarians keep insisting that patriarchy is counter-cultural, and that advocates of mutuality are simply capitulating to culture.
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A complementarian believes that men and women have unique roles in family life.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
complementarian = complementarian (semi-transparent) = complement + arian
The noun is a zero-derived use of the adjective 'complementarian', and the ideological meaning is somewhat specialized.
Etymology
Complementarian names a person who holds the view that men and women have different but complementary roles. The name comes from complement ('to complete') plus -arian ('a person with a belief'), so a complementarian is literally someone who believes the roles should 'complete' each other.