MELIORISM


Meaning of MELIORISM in English

— meliorist , n. , adj. — melioristic , adj.

/meel"yeuh riz'euhm, mee"lee euh-/ , n.

the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.

[ 1855-60; melior better + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .