positivist

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps borrowed from French positiviste. Equivalent to positive +‎ -ist, after positivism. === Noun === positivist (plural positivists) A believer in positivism. Synonym: (historical) Comtist ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === positivist (not comparable) Related to positivism, positivistic. ==== Derived terms ==== neopositivist ==== Translations ==== === References === “positivist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Positivist”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 238. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French positiviste. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpoː.zi.tiˈvɪst/ Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vist Rhymes: -ɪst === Noun === positivist m (plural positivisten, no diminutive) (philosophy) positivist ==== Derived terms ==== positivistisch