Butlerian adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Of or relating to Judith Butler (born 1956), American philosopher focused on feminism, queer theory, and ethics.As we have explained, Butlerian theory affords us a way of understanding gendered, heterosexual relations that illuminates and helps to make sense of the (non-)responses of our participants. — 2015 •Of or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author. noun1 •An advocate of a form of Lamarckism put forward by Samuel Butler and Ewald Hering formsButlerians · more Butlerian · most Butlerian