meliorism
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effortThe view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
мелиори́змmeliorízm
the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in hFrom Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.
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Forms
plural: meliorisms| Singular | meliorism |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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