Incorrect spelling, explanation: supremist is a past variant of supremacist, now considered to be incorrect. This word is based not on the base word supremacy, but supreme, which slightly changes the meaning, as the original word has much stronger connotations.
Correct spelling, explanation: supremacist is a word created on the basis of the noun supremacy. The added suffix -ist is often used when naming ideological or political ideas, like in this case. When the suffix is added, the y is changed into i.
Definition of supremacist:
adjective
1. Based on an ideology stating that one kind of people is better and should govern the others.
He seemed like a nice guy, but when he got drunk he started talking about racist and supremacist ideas, and I didn’t want to deal with him anymore.
noun
2. A person who is a supporter of the ideology stating that one kind of people is better and should govern the others.
If you really believe that only white people should be in positions of power, then yes, you are a supremacist.
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It was supremist from supreme. Now we emphasize supremacy with supremacist. Either one is correct.
Let’s go people! It’s white supremacist but supremist can suffice for all simpletons who find the longer version less convenient to spell. Both are derived from the word supreme but the latter is derived from supremacy. Here is supremacist used in a sentence: All Americans who voted for Donald Trump or who don’t agree with the Democrats are White Supremacists. True….Even if you are black. e.g. “Larry Elder is the black face of white supremacy”. Origin and publishers: Washington D.C., New World Deep State Democrat Dictionary authored and edited by Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris with key contributions from CNN, MSDNC and assorted corrupt deep state members (to numerous to list). Unfortunately, Joe Biden had no input because it was determined that he had little to no recollection of the word supremacist or even the word dictionary.
I see the distinction as nothing very substantive, analogous maybe to the ever so slight rhetorical distinction between freedom and liberty. In Latin, the adjective liber translates into the German frei, and our free. Liber’s and free’s substantivized forms, liberty and freedom, function in only slightly different grammatical and semantic contexts, eg, “You are at liberty (have the right) to do this or that, or both” vs “Your freedom of (right to free) speech is guaranteed by the Constitution.”
And so, while both supremist and supremacist each convey precisely the same meaning as the other — supremist appears to relate to one’s seeing, say, a class of X in question as supreme, and supremacist appears to relate to one’s belief in the supremacy of the same class X in question — just as in liberty and freedom, they may appear to function ever so slightly according to the speaker’s reference to either the adjective supreme (cf free) or the noun supremacy (cf liberty): either way, the same notion is conveyed by the speaker (or writer).
‘Supremist” seems to make more sense, and seems to be just as acceptable.
Yes, you are right but we focus on modern English so we present obsolete forms as incorrect, as we do not want to confuse our readers.
You guys don’t know the facts. They are just alternate spellings and they have been around for a couple of centuries. A few years back “supremist” was more common.
You dummies have supremist as “Spelled Wrong” when several other sites say it’s just another way to say (and spell) the same thing and that either spelling is proper, one saying “Supremist has been used properly in England for over 200 years” LOL Reading an typing at the same time I just noticed something and now I MUST ask you, “How dumb are you guys, anyway?” Please, look to the right, at the “Is it spelled this way or that way” column. Ok?, Ya got it? Now, notice the choices we have for “Battalion vs battalion” GOT IT? Now, would you be so kind as to tell me which is correct when BOTH ARE SPELLED THE SAME DAMN WAY? hehehehe you guys crack me up and ruin your credibility, and all at the same time.
Hmm it looks that this spelling site skipped my first post (it was super long) so I guess I’ll write it but some other day.
Oh I was not right on that one.