Definition of Benthamite in English:
Benthamite
adjectiveˈbɛnθəmʌɪtˈbɛnθəˌmaɪt
Relating to or consistent with the philosophical system of utilitarianism proposed by the English philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham.
the Benthamite calculus of pains and pleasures
Example sentencesExamples
- It was not until 1825 that Benthamite reformers founded the university.
- I decided to be guided by the old Benthamite principle of the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
- Though abandoning the Benthamite system of beliefs, he failed to devise in its stead a coherent system of thought of his own.
- Neither could be considered a utilitarian in the Benthamite sense.
- Two suppressed poems of this period oppose Benthamite reform.
nounˈbɛnθəmʌɪtˈbɛnθəˌmaɪt
A person who supports the philosophical system of utilitarianism proposed by the English philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham.
for the Benthamite a natural right was both false and meaningless
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides the Benthamites, other forces had been mobilized.
- The Benthamites opposed interference in the free market.
- He's not a Benthamite.
- Benthamites believed that the poor had a right to relief.
- I've always considered myself more a Benthamite than anything else.
Definition of Benthamite in US English:
Benthamite
adjectiveˈbɛnθəˌmaɪtˈbenTHəˌmīt
Relating to or consistent with the philosophical system of utilitarianism proposed by the English philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham.
the Benthamite calculus of pains and pleasures
Example sentencesExamples
- I decided to be guided by the old Benthamite principle of the greatest happiness of the greatest number.
- Neither could be considered a utilitarian in the Benthamite sense.
- Two suppressed poems of this period oppose Benthamite reform.
- It was not until 1825 that Benthamite reformers founded the university.
- Though abandoning the Benthamite system of beliefs, he failed to devise in its stead a coherent system of thought of his own.
nounˈbɛnθəˌmaɪtˈbenTHəˌmīt
A person who supports the philosophical system of utilitarianism proposed by the English philosopher and jurist Jeremy Bentham.
for the Benthamite a natural right was both false and meaningless
Example sentencesExamples
- The Benthamites opposed interference in the free market.
- Benthamites believed that the poor had a right to relief.
- He's not a Benthamite.
- Besides the Benthamites, other forces had been mobilized.
- I've always considered myself more a Benthamite than anything else.