Home › Words › B › butlerianbutlerianbutlerian means of or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author.EtymologyFrom Butler + -ian.adjOf or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author.Of or relating to Judith Butler (born 1956), American philosopher focused on feminism, queer theory, and ethics.nounAn advocate of a form of Lamarckism put forward by Samuel Butler and Ewald HeringDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.haeckelism 60% match — Haeckelian beliefs. vs butlerian →haeckelianism 59% match — Haeckelian beliefs. vs butlerian →lamarckist 55% match — A proponent of Lamarckism; a Lamarckian. vs butlerian →hereditarist 55% match — One who believes in heredity. vs butlerian →breedist 54% match — An advocate of breedism. vs butlerian →weismannist 54% match — A follower of Weismannism. vs butlerian →mendelist 54% match — A proponent of Mendelism. vs butlerian →ancestorist 54% match — A proponent of ancestorism vs butlerian →