Antieducationalist

/ˌæntiˌɛdʒuˈkeɪʃənəlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who opposes education or believes that education is harmful to society.

Etymology

From antieducational + -ist (person who holds a belief). The -ist suffix designates someone who advocates for or practices a particular ideology.

Kelly Says

It's startling to realize that intelligent people have actually been antieducationalists throughout history—medieval nobles sometimes feared education would make peasants disobedient, for example.

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