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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes;
[syn: positivist, rationalist]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to positivism;
- Example: "positivist thinkers"
- Example: "positivist doctrine"
- Example: "positive philosophy"
[syn: positivist, positivistic, positive]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Positivist \Pos"i*tiv*ist\, n.
   A believer in positivism. -- a. Relating to positivism.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

positivist
    adj 1: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";
           "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn:
           positivist, positivistic, positive]
    n 1: someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes
         metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes
         [syn: positivist, rationalist]


Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "positivist":
   ass, bigot, bitter-ender, bullethead, diehard, doctrinaire,
   dogmatist, dogmatizer, donkey, fanatic, hardnose, infallibilist,
   intransigeant, intransigent, last-ditcher, maverick, mule,
   opinionist, perverse fool, pighead, practical person, pragmatist,
   purist, realist, standpat, standpatter, stickler