Meliorism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meliorism is a noun meaning The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Meaning
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
Example Sentences
At the convention, the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism.
Enclaves of meritocratic and virtuous sociability, the lodges exuded […] a thoroughgoing meliorism.
Word Forms
- meliorisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ameliorist, optimism, pessimism, optimalism, pejorism, poptimist.
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