different between optimism vs meliorism
optimism
English
Etymology
From French optimisme
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??pt?m?z?m/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??pt?m?z?m/
Noun
optimism (usually uncountable, plural optimisms)
- a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
- I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
- the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
- the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
Antonyms
- pessimism
Derived terms
- optimist
- optimistic
Related terms
- optimal
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French optimisme
Noun
optimism n (uncountable)
- optimism
Declension
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meliorism
English
Etymology
From Latin melior (“better”) +? -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mi?l????z(?)m/
Noun
meliorism (countable and uncountable, plural meliorisms)
- The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). [from 19th c.]
- 1966 May 6, "Forever Beginning," Time:
- At the convention, the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 371:
- Enclaves of meritocratic and virtuous sociability, the lodges exuded […] a thoroughgoing meliorism.
- 1966 May 6, "Forever Beginning," Time:
Derived terms
- meliorist
- melioristic
- melioristically
Translations
References
- “meliorism” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "meliorism" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (editor), Philosophical Library, 1962; see: "Meliorism" by Archie J. Bahm, page 195
Romanian
Etymology
From French méliorisme
Noun
meliorism n (uncountable)
- meliorism
Declension
meliorism From the web:
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- what is meliorism in a sentence
- what is social meliorism
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