originalist English

Meaning originalist meaning

What does originalist mean?

originalist noun

— One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.

— One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.

— (theology) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures intended them to be interpreted, and to interpret them in that way.

— (US) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the United States Constitution intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.