Meaning

1 senses
  1. A proponent of meliorism

More definitions
  • a disputant who advocates reform

Origin

From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George

From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.

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Forms

plural: meliorists
Singularmeliorist
Pluralmeliorists

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmeliorism

See also

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