meliorism

[ meel-yuh-riz-uhm, mee-lee-uh- ]

/ ˈmil yəˌrɪz əm, ˈmi li ə- /

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noun

the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.

Origin of meliorism

1855–60; <Latin melior better + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM meliorism

mel·io·rist, noun, adjectivemel·io·ris·tic, adjective

Words nearby meliorism

Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma, Melissa, Melitene, melitis

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Example sentences from the Web for meliorism

So he becomes the eloquent apostle of meliorism, proclaiming his gospel without abatement.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. Pearson
Meliorism treats salvation as neither inevitable nor impossible.
Pragmatism|William James
Meliorism, the theory that there is in nature a tendency to better and better development.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
As an inevitable result of all the influences that constitute his world he finds himself yearning for meliorism as the crownpiece.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. Pearson

Be they false or be they true, the meaning of them is this meliorism.
Pragmatism|William James

British Dictionary definitions for meliorism

meliorism

/ (ˈmiːlɪəˌrɪzəm) /

noun

the notion that the world can be improved by human effort

Derived forms of meliorism

meliorist, adjective, nounmelioristic, adjective

Word Origin for meliorism

C19: from Latin melior better

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单词	meliorism
释义	meliorism [ meel-yuh-riz-uhm, mee-lee-uh- ] / ˈmil yəˌrɪz əm, ˈmi li ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meliorism ON THESAURUS.COM noun the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort. Origin of meliorism 1855–60; <Latin melior better + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM meliorism mel·io·rist, noun, adjectivemel·io·ris·tic, adjective Words nearby meliorism Melinda, melinite, melioidosis, meliorate, melioration, meliorism, meliority, melisma, Melissa, Melitene, melitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meliorism So he becomes the eloquent apostle of meliorism, proclaiming his gospel without abatement. The Vitalized School\|Francis B. Pearson Meliorism treats salvation as neither inevitable nor impossible. Pragmatism\|William James Meliorism, the theory that there is in nature a tendency to better and better development. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood As an inevitable result of all the influences that constitute his world he finds himself yearning for meliorism as the crownpiece. The Vitalized School\|Francis B. Pearson Be they false or be they true, the meaning of them is this meliorism. Pragmatism\|William James British Dictionary definitions for meliorism meliorism / (ˈmiːlɪəˌrɪzəm) / noun the notion that the world can be improved by human effort Derived forms of meliorism meliorist, adjective, nounmelioristic, adjective Word Origin for meliorism C19: from Latin melior better Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to meliorism development, advance, upgrade, recovery, rise, advancement, increase, growth, enhancement, progress, revision, renovation, change, gain, amendment, cultivation, elevation, augmentation, progression, upbeat
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meliorism

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