Bible Dictionaries
Degenerationist

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Degenerationist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/degenerationist.html. 1828.