gappist
nounEtymology From gap + -ist.
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A proponent of gap creationism.
- Let us assume, for the moment, that Adam was really the grandfather of Seth, as claimed by “gappists.”1981, Creation Research Society Quarterly, page 63:
- Thus, the “gappists” claim the verbs “create” and “make” have different functions and cannot be used interchangeably!2004, Marc Millan, Destroying Diabolical Opposition: A Training Manual for Winning the Battle, Dunamis Publishing, →ISBN, page 33:
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- Many gappists have used the word “replenish” in the KJV translation of Genesis 1:28 to justify the gap theory on the basis that this word means “refill.”2006, Ken Ham, “What About the Gap & Ruin-Reconstruction Theories?”, in Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, editors, The New Answers, Book 1: Over 25 Questions on Creation/Evolution and the Bible, Answers in Genesis, published 2022, →ISBN, page 61:
- Synonyms
- gap creationist, gap theorist