progressismn.
/ˈprəʊɡrɛsɪz(ə)m/, /ˈprɒɡrɛsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈprɑɡrəsɪz(ə)m/ The theory or beliefs of a progressist; belief in or advocacy of progress. Cf. progressionism n., progressivism n.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > sympathy with or principles of
progressivism1855
progressism1856
progressionism1861
1856 Times 14 June 12/1 This second party..professes to represent the pure doctrines of Progressism.
1898 Times 3 Mar. 9/3 Moderatism is simply Progressism minus charlatanry.
1922 W. R. Inge Outspoken Ess. 2nd Ser. 26 The ‘Progressism’ of much modern thought is a poor substitute for this belief in the substantial reality of the eternal values.
1977 Times 2 July 12/6 President Bongo's..philosophy of ‘democratic and concerted progressism’..is designed to provide the maximum economic benefit for the Gabonese people.
1997 Amer. Hist. Rev. 102 91/2 The author too often rehashes something quite Popperesque in its linear teleology and oddly credulous ‘progressism’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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