hereditarian

[ huh-red-i-tair-ee-uh n ]
/ həˌrɛd ɪˈtɛər i ən /

noun

a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).

adjective

characteristic of or based on such belief: hereditarian theories.

Origin of hereditarian

1880–85; heredit(y) or heredit(ary) + -arian

OTHER WORDS FROM hereditarian

he·red·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby hereditarian

hereby, heredes, heredia, hereditable, hereditament, hereditarian, hereditarianism, hereditary, hereditary angioneurotic edema, hereditary cerebellar ataxia, hereditary cerebral leukodystrophy

British Dictionary definitions for hereditarianism

hereditarianism
/ (həˌrɛdɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

psychol a school of thought that emphasizes the influence of heredity in the determination of human behaviour Compare environmentalism