declensionist

noun
/dɪˈklɛnʃənɪst/UK

Etymology

From declension + -ist.

  1. derived from dēclīnātiō
  2. derived from declinaison
  3. inherited from declinson
  4. suffixed as declensionist — “declension + ist

Definitions

  1. One offering a narrative of decline.

    • A second oppositional narrative to the dominant interpretation might be added, that of the declensionists.
    • The declensionist narrative first appeared among New Deal reformers who aimed to adjust land use and agricultural economics on the Great Plains
  2. Tending to show decline.

    • As in Cole's work. the plot becomes declensionist, beginning with the race of demigods and ending in the contemporary iron age

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