melioristicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmiːlɪəˈrɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmiljəˈrɪstɪk/,

/ˌmiliəˈrɪstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorism n., -istic suffix.

Etymology: < melior- (in meliorism n.) + -istic suffix.

Of or relating to meliorism.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [adjective] > relating to particular philosophers or doctrines

Leibnizian1765

Wolfian1843

Wolfio-Leibnitzian1877

meliorist1884

melioristic1888

ameliorist1930

1888 Academy 3 Mar. 148/1 Perhaps too scientifically melioristic for the common herd.

1907 W. James Pragmatism 301 What I take the liberty of calling the pragmatistic or melioristic type of theism.

1940 Jrnl. Philos. 37 623 They are forward looking and melioristic,..reflecting neither pessimism nor blind optimism.

1976 T. Eagleton Crit. & Ideol. iv. 121 In aesthetically ‘producing’ the melioristic ideology intimated by its title, it [sc. Middlemarch] betrays a considerably less sanguine view of historical progress.

1993 Humanist in Canada Winter 28/2 We have a melioristic view that we can by intelligence and good will improve the human condition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melioristic
释义	melioristicadj. Brit. /ˌmiːlɪəˈrɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌmiljəˈrɪstɪk/, /ˌmiliəˈrɪstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorism n., -istic suffix. Etymology: < melior- (in meliorism n.) + -istic suffix. Of or relating to meliorism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [adjective] > relating to particular philosophers or doctrines Leibnizian1765 Wolfian1843 Wolfio-Leibnitzian1877 meliorist1884 melioristic1888 ameliorist1930 1888 Academy 3 Mar. 148/1 Perhaps too scientifically melioristic for the common herd. 1907 W. James Pragmatism 301 What I take the liberty of calling the pragmatistic or melioristic type of theism. 1940 Jrnl. Philos. 37 623 They are forward looking and melioristic,..reflecting neither pessimism nor blind optimism. 1976 T. Eagleton Crit. & Ideol. iv. 121 In aesthetically ‘producing’ the melioristic ideology intimated by its title, it [sc. Middlemarch] betrays a considerably less sanguine view of historical progress. 1993 Humanist in Canada Winter 28/2 We have a melioristic view that we can by intelligence and good will improve the human condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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