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- Dictionaryrevisionist/rɪˈvɪʒənɪst/
noun
- 1. a supporter of a policy of revision or modification: "the revisionists who sought to replace it were long denied"
adjective
- 1. advocating a policy of revision or modification: "in the first phase of Progressive reform, the revisionist agenda focused on populist political and social legislation"
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someone who examines and tries to change existing beliefs about how events happened or what their importance or meaning is: revisionists within the Communist Party. See. revisionism. Fewer examples. Some revisionists argue the inscription could be read as a place-name.
noun. an advocate of revision, especially of some political or religious doctrine. a reviser. any advocate of doctrines, theories, or practices that depart from established authority or doctrine. adjective. of or relating to revisionists or revisionism. attempting to reevaluate and restate the past based on newly acquired standards. Discover More.
someone who examines and tries to change existing beliefs about how events happened or what their importance or meaning is: revisionists within the Communist Party. See. revisionism. Fewer examples. Some revisionists argue the inscription could be read as a place-name.
1. adjective. If you describe a person or their views as revisionist, you mean that they reject traditionally held beliefs about a particular historical event or events. [formal] Revisionist history must be challenged by historical research. ...the revisionist interpretation of the French Revolution.
1. : a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit. 2. : advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis) revisionist. ri-ˈvi-zhə-nist. noun or adjective. Examples of revisionism in a Sentence.
noun [ U ] politics, social science uk / rɪˈvɪʒ. ə n.ɪ.z ə m / us / rɪˈvɪʒ. ə n.ɪ.z ə m / Add to word list. asking questions about and trying to change existing beliefs about how events happened or what their importance or meaning is: historical revisionism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Philosophy. aesthete. aesthetically.
A general term that can be used with both positive and negative connotations for any scholarly practice dedicated to revising an established position. In Marxism, revisionism is used in a pejorative sense to describe any deviation from the central tenets of Marx's thought (e.g. his theory that the transition to socialism will require a revolution).
Definition of revisionist adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'revisionist' 1. If you describe a person or their views as revisionist , you mean that they reject traditionally held beliefs about a particular historical event or events.
revisionism /rɪ ˈ vɪʒəˌnɪzəm/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of REVISIONISM. [noncount] formal + often disapproving. : support of ideas and beliefs that differ from and try to change accepted ideas and beliefs especially in a way that is seen as wrong or dishonest.
