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单词 perfectibilarian
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perfectibilariann.adj.

Brit. /pəˌfɛktᵻbᵻˈlɛːrɪən/, U.S. /pərˌfɛktəbəˈlɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfectible adj., -arian suffix.
Etymology: < perfectible adj. + -arian suffix. Compare earlier perfectibilian n., perfectibilist n.
rare.
A. n.
= perfectibilist n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] > believer in
perfective1602
perfectionist1653
perfectibilist1798
perfectibilian1816
perfectibilarian1852
perfectibilitarian1873
perfectabilitarian1930
1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 278/1 We should have left it to the Perfectibilarian to show what probability there is that this ignorant and disorderly class will..be absorbed in the higher.
B. adj.
Relating to or characterized by perfectibilism.
ΚΠ
1984 ELH 51 345 The origins of this faith—visionary in some quarters, radical in others, perfectibilarian in others, orthodox and rationalistic in still others.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1852
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