Hereditist

/ˈhɛrɪdɪtɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes strongly in heredity as the determining factor for human qualities, traits, and social position.

Etymology

From 'heredity' plus '-ist' suffix. Emerged as people began theorizing about what traits were truly inherited versus learned.

Kelly Says

Hereditists argued that you were trapped by your genes and family background, while their critics pointed out that environment and opportunity matter just as much.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መልሰ
mel-se
ARالعربية
مُؤيّدُ المُوروث
moo-eed-oo-l-moo-roos
BNবাংলা
বংশগত
bong-sho-gat
CACatalà
hereditari
he-re-di-ta-ree
CSČeština
dědičný
deh-di-tny
DADansk
arving
ar-ving
DEDeutsch
Vererbungstheoretiker
feh-ruhng-zoy-teh-ree-teh-ker
ELΕλληνικά
κληρονομικός
klee-ro-no-mee-kos
ESEspañol
hereditario
eh-re-di-ta-ree-oh
FAفارسی
وراثتی
va-ra-thi
FISuomi
perintä
peh-rin-ta
FRFrançais
hérititiste
air-i-ti-teest
GUGU
વંશવાદી
van-sha-va-dee
HAHA
ma'a'a
mah-ah-ah
HEעברית
אובדן
oh-bahn
HIहिन्दी
वंशवादी
vanshvaadi
HUMagyar
öröklő
o-ro-klo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pewaris
peh-wa-rees
IGIG
ọdọ
oh-doh
ITItaliano
ereditarista
eh-re-di-ta-ree-sta
JA日本語
遺伝主義者
iden-shugi-sha
KKKK
төрiм
toh-rim
KMKM
ប្រពៃ
pra-p-e
KO한국어
유전주의자
yu-jeon-ju-ji-ja
MRMR
वंशवादी
van-sha-va-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
waris
wa-rees
MYမြန်မာ
အဆက်
a-se-k-et
NLNederlands
erfelijkheidsdeskundige
er-fey-lik-heyt-des-kun-dee-ge
NONorsk
arving
ar-ving
PAPA
ਪਰਮਪਰਾ
par-m-prah
PLPolski
hereditariusz
he-re-di-ta-ree-usz
PTPortuguês
hereditário
heh-re-di-ta-ree-oh
RORomână
hereditar
he-re-di-tar
RUРусский
наследственный
nasledovstvennyy
SVSvenska
arving
ar-ving
SWKiswahili
mrithi
mree-thee
TAதமிழ்
தொகை
to-kai
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం
va-ra-sa-t-vam
THไทย
ผู้สนับสนุนการสืบทอด
poo-sanna-sun-gaan-swee-b-taad
TLTL
manaig
ma-na-ig
TRTürkçe
mirasçı
mee-ras-chee
UKУкраїнська
спадковий
spa-d-kov-y
URاردو
وارث
war-ith
VITiếng Việt
người theo di truyền
ngoo-ee-toe-dee-truyen
YOYO
ẹ̀dá
eh-dah
ZH中文
遗传主义者
yíchuánzhǔyìzhě
ZUZU
umuntu
oo-moo-noo-tee

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