People who believe in or support the theories of Charles Darwin, particularly the theory of evolution by natural selection.
From Darwin + -ist (suffix for someone who believes in or practices something). The plural form became common in the late 1800s when evolutionary theory was hotly debated in scientific and religious communities.
Darwinists weren't just scientists—they included philosophers, theologians, and social reformers who interpreted evolution in wildly different ways, from pure biology to justifications for economic competition that Darwin himself would have rejected.
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