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revisionist Definition

re·vi·sion·ist (-ist)

noun

a person who revises, or favors the revision of, some accepted theory, doctrine, etc.

adjective

of revisionists or their policy or practice

revisionist Related Forms
re·vi·sion·ism′ noun
revisionist Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: The so called Revisionists are gathered. ) [ Home video showing a gathering.
  • oust: Mao remained in control of the Cultural Revolution and with the support of the army was able to oust the revisionists.

Adjective modifier

  • other: What do the opponents of David Irving and the other revisionists fear?
  • historical: The Internet is a dream come true for today's historical revisionists.
  • German: The German revisionists will not read his book with pleasure.
  • leading: Today the leading revisionists are Funk, GE Wells, Burton Mack and John Dominic Crossan.

Modifies a noun

  • historian: The term " revisionist historian " used to be one of which many of us were proud.
  • interpretation: Blomberg argues that there is no good reason to think that the revisionist interpretations of modern liberal thinkers are preferable to traditional scholarship.
  • history: Perhaps the revisionist history of No Limits starts here.
  • argument: Indeed they often accept large chunks of the revisionist argument.
  • view: A point I do agree with is that a revisionist view of Scottish history was launched by Sir Walter Scott in the 19th Century.
  • literature: Irving's supporters claiming to be from Student Revisionist Resources passed out revisionist literature and held signs outside the hall supporting Irving.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: Although Merhige adamantly rebukes the inference that he has constructed a rather revisionist vampire film, he has indeed crafted simply that.

Noun used with modifier

    Possessives

    • historian: Many recent ' revisionist ' historians have adopted the idea that the BEF embarked on a ' learning curve ' during the war years.
    • cause: The ' revisionist ' cause was exemplified by Anthony Crosland's The Future of Socialism.
revisionist Quotes

Today the revolution has been stolen by the revisionist clique of Deng.

—Jiang Qing or  Chiang Ch'ing

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