declensionist /dɪˈklɛnʃənɪst/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Tending to show decline.As in Cole's work. the plot becomes declensionist, beginning with the race of demigods and ending in the contemporary iron age — 1998 noun1 •One offering a narrative of decline.A second oppositional narrative to the dominant interpretation might be added, that of the declensionists. — 2009 formsdeclensionists · more declensionist · most declensionist