intelligent designist

English

Etymology

From intelligent design +‎ -ist.

Noun

intelligent designist (plural intelligent designists)

1. A proponent of intelligent design.

   Synonyms: IDist, IDer, designist

   • 2002 April, Steve Jacoby, “Designer Creation: Should a New Theory Be Taught in Public School?”, in Cincinnati, volume 35, number 7, →ISSN, page 18:

     Although Intelligent Design has its share of scientific supporters, most remain resolute that I.D. is at best pseudo-science. Critics contend that the evidence upon which intelligent designists base most of their assumptions—for example, that the biblical Great Flood carved the Grand Canyon—is nothing more than faulty logic with footnotes.

Derived terms

• designist