Definition
A person who believes that inherited traits and genetics are the primary factors determining human characteristics and abilities.
Etymology
From 'hereditary' plus '-ian' suffix denoting a person with a belief system. Emerged in 19th-century scientific discourse to label proponents of genetic determinism.
Kelly Says
Hereditarians were scientists who argued nature was everything, while their opponents argued nurture was key—this debate shaped everything from education policy to immigration laws.
Translations
ARالعربية
وراثي
wara-thee
BNবাংলা
বংশগত
bong-sho-gat
CACatalà
hereditari
he-re-di-ta-ri
CSČeština
dědičný
de-di-chny
DADansk
arveegenskab
ar-ve-e-gens-kab
DEDeutsch
erblich
er-blih
ELΕλληνικά
κληρονομικός
klee-ro-no-mee-kos
ESEspañol
hereditario
e-re-di-ta-ree-oh
FISuomi
perinnöllinen
pe-rin-noel-li-nen
FRFrançais
hérititaire
e-ri-tair
GUGU
વ્યક્તિગત
vyak-ti-gat
HEעברית
מו truyền
mo-tra-yun
HIहिन्दी
आनुवंशिक
aanu-vaan-sheek
HUMagyar
öröklött
or-ok-loht
IDBahasa Indonesia
genetik
je-ne-tik
ITItaliano
ereditario
e-re-di-ta-ree-oh
KO한국어
유전론자
yu-jeon-ron-ja
MRMR
वंशानुगत
van-sha-anu-gat
MSBahasa Melayu
warisan
wa-ri-san
MYမြန်မာ
အမွေးအနွယ်
a-mwe-a-an-we
NLNederlands
erfelijk
er-fay-lihk
NONorsk
arveegenskap
ar-ve-e-gens-kap
PAPA
ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ
pa-ri-var-tan
PLPolski
dziedziczny
dzhyedz-ich-nee
PTPortuguês
hereditário
e-re-di-ta-ree-oh
RORomână
hereditare
he-re-di-ta-re
RUРусский
наследственный
na-sled-st-ven-nyy
SVSvenska
arveegenskap
ar-ve-e-skap
SWKiswahili
urithi
oo-ree-thee
TAதமிழ்
இனப்பெருக்கம்
i-na-per-u-kkam
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం
va-ra-sat-vam
THไทย
ทางพันธุกรรม
tahng-phan-thoo-gram
TLTL
pangkalahatang
pan-ka-la-ha-tang
TRTürkçe
kalıtsal
ka-lit-sal
UKУкраїнська
спадковий
spad-ko-viy
VITiếng Việt
di truyền
dee-truyen
ZH中文
遗传主义者
yíchuán zhǔyì zhě