Essentialist

/ɪˌsɛnʃəˈlɪst/

सारवादी; सारतत्त्ववादी; (दर्शन/समाज-विज्ञान में) एसेंशियलिस्ट

Origin & History

From essential + -ist, based on the philosophical term essentialism (from Latin essentia “essence, being”).

essential + -ist से बना शब्द, जो दर्शन के शब्द essentialism पर आधारित है (Latin essentia “सार/अस्तित्व” से)।

Definition

An essentialist holds that categories (such as gender, race, culture, or “human nature”) have fixed, inherent essences that determine what members are like, often downplaying context, history, or individual variation.

एसेंशियलिस्ट वह व्यक्ति होता है जो मानता है कि कुछ श्रेणियों (जैसे लिंग, जाति/नस्ल, संस्कृति या “मानव स्वभाव”) का एक स्थायी, अंतर्निहित “सार” होता है जो उनके सदस्यों के गुण तय करता है; यह दृष्टि अक्सर संदर्भ, इतिहास या व्यक्तिगत विविधता को कम महत्व देती है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
As an essentialist, he argued that talent is innate and cannot be taught.
एक एसेंशियलिस्ट के रूप में, उसने तर्क दिया कि प्रतिभा जन्मजात होती है और सिखाई नहीं जा सकती।
Adjective:
The paper was criticized for its essentialist view of culture.
उस शोधपत्र की संस्कृति के बारे में उसके एसेंशियलिस्ट दृष्टिकोण के लिए आलोचना हुई।

Usage Examples

She rejected essentialist claims that women are naturally less suited to leadership.
The debate exposed how essentialist assumptions can reinforce stereotypes.
An essentialist approach treats identity as fixed rather than shaped by society.
Critics called the policy essentialist because it assumed a single shared culture for all citizens.

Synonyms

Believer in essentialism Essentialism proponent Essentializer Reductionist (context-dependent)

Related Forms

Idioms & Phrases

Essentialist thinking
सारवादी (एसेंशियलिस्ट) ढंग से सोचना
Essentialist view of (something)
(किसी चीज़) के बारे में सारवादी/एसेंशियलिस्ट दृष्टिकोण
Essentialist assumptions
सारवादी/एसेंशियलिस्ट मान्यताएँ