meliorist
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.
Noun edit
meliorist (plural meliorists)
- A proponent of meliorism
- 2001 August 17, “The Peter Simple Column”, in Daily Telegraph:
- "Who knows but that such age-old customs, rooted in dark, immemorial country lore and probably of pagan origin, may not put shallow urban meliorists out of countenance?".
Adjective edit
meliorist (comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)
- Of or relating to meliorism.
- Supporting the principles of meliorism.
References edit
- “meliorist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "meliorist" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. See: "Meliorism" by Archie J. Bahm, page 195
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mélioriste.
Noun edit
meliorist m (plural melioriști)
Declension edit
Declension of meliorist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) meliorist | melioristul | (niște) melioriști | melioriștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) meliorist | melioristului | (unor) melioriști | melioriștilor |
vocative | melioristule | melioriștilor |