meliorism
the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
Origin of meliorism
1Other words from meliorism
- mel·io·rist, noun, adjective
- mel·io·ris·tic, adjective
Words Nearby meliorism
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How to use meliorism in a sentence
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. PearsonSo he becomes the eloquent apostle of meliorism, proclaiming his gospel without abatement.
The Vitalized School | Francis B. Pearsonmeliorism,—the desire to better the conditions of life for themselves and for their children—animated them.
The American Empire | Scott Nearingmeliorism, the theory that there is in nature a tendency to better and better development.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James WoodBe they false or be they true, the meaning of them is this meliorism.
Pragmatism | William James
British Dictionary definitions for meliorism
/ (ˈmiːlɪəˌrɪzəm) /
the notion that the world can be improved by human effort
Origin of meliorism
1Derived forms of meliorism
- meliorist, adjective, noun
- melioristic, adjective
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