ameliorismn.

Brit.

/əˈmiːlɪərɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/əˈmiljəˌrɪzəm/,

/əˈmiliəˌrɪzəm/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ism suffix.

Etymology: Apparently < amelior- (in ameliorate v.) + -ism suffix. Compare earlier meliorism n. and also earlier ameliorist n.

The doctrine or belief that the world, or society, may be improved and suffering alleviated through rightly directed human effort; = meliorism n.Meliorism is the more common term.

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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [noun] > meliorism and its adherents

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meliorist1846

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1922 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 23 Sept. 16/2 First Baptist [Church]... Dr. Carl D. Case, pastor. Preaching, 10.30 a.m...; topic, ‘Ameliorism’.

1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 484 The conservative approach provides an extremely valuable corrective to Whig history... The philosophy of what has been called ‘bourgeois ameliorism’ prevails.

2001 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Feb. e33 The show's approach is unabashedly promotional. It draws heavily on the values of humanism and ameliorism to divert attention from the dark side of the digital.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ameliorism
释义	ameliorismn. Brit. /əˈmiːlɪərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /əˈmiljəˌrɪzəm/, /əˈmiliəˌrɪzəm/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ism suffix. Etymology: Apparently < amelior- (in ameliorate v.) + -ism suffix. Compare earlier meliorism n. and also earlier ameliorist n. The doctrine or belief that the world, or society, may be improved and suffering alleviated through rightly directed human effort; = meliorism n.Meliorism is the more common term. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [noun] > meliorism and its adherents ameliorist1810 meliorist1846 meliorism1877 ameliorism1922 1922 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 23 Sept. 16/2 First Baptist [Church]... Dr. Carl D. Case, pastor. Preaching, 10.30 a.m...; topic, ‘Ameliorism’. 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 45 484 The conservative approach provides an extremely valuable corrective to Whig history... The philosophy of what has been called ‘bourgeois ameliorism’ prevails. 2001 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Feb. e33 The show's approach is unabashedly promotional. It draws heavily on the values of humanism and ameliorism to divert attention from the dark side of the digital. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1922
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