[ 'mi:lɪərɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun Philosophy the belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
Derivatives
meliorist noun & adjective
melioristic adjective
Origin
C19: from L. melior 'better' + -ism .
[ 'mi:lɪərɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun Philosophy the belief that the world can be made better by human effort.
Derivatives
meliorist noun & adjective
melioristic adjective
Origin
C19: from L. melior 'better' + -ism .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004