Meaning of meliorism | Babel Free
ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)mDefinitions
The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism).
countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Español
Mejorismo
Русский
мелиори́зм
Examples
“At the convention, the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism.”
“Enclaves of meritocratic and virtuous sociability, the lodges exuded […] a thoroughgoing meliorism.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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