"evilution" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of evil + evolution. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|evil|evolution}} Blend of evil + evolution Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} evilution (uncountable)
  1. (informal, derogatory, often humorous) Evolutionary theory viewed as something evil. Tags: derogatory, humorous, informal, often, uncountable Categories (topical): Evolutionary theory Related terms: evilutionist
    Sense id: en-evilution-en-noun-gix7F7oN Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1993 August 29, Frank Reid, “Re: 4 more Barney (end)”, in alt.music.filk (Usenet):",
          "text": "Actually, dinosaurs are an atheist plot to get kids to believe in evilution.",
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          "ref": "1996 October 5, Paul Myers, “Re: The eloquent words of Immanuel Velikovsky [really: more on Carboniferous bones]”, in talk.origins (Usenet):",
          "text": "Ooops, no, he can't use alcohol, either. That's produced by fermentation, which is studied and optimized by evil biologists and chemists, almost all of whom believe in evilution.",
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          "ref": "2002 May 9, Loren, “Re: Tradition and Scripture”, in soc.religion.christian (Usenet):",
          "text": "I don't care if every man, woman and child, from the first conscious ape (if you believe in evilution) to the last man standing, if they all believe that \"X\" is wrong and \"Y\" is right, it is still a relative ethic.",
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        "(informal, derogatory, often humorous) Evolutionary theory viewed as something evil."
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