'Degenerationist' definitions:

Definition of 'Degenerationist'

From: GCIDE

Degenerationist \De*gen`er*a"tion*ist\, n. (Biol.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state. [1913 Webster]