perfectibilismn.

Brit.

/pəˈfɛktᵻbᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/pərˈfɛktəbəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfectible adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < perfectible adj. + -ism suffix, after perfectibilist n. Compare French perfectibilisme (1845). Compare earlier perfectibility n., perfectability n.

The perfectibility of human nature; the doctrine of or belief in this. Cf. perfectibilist n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun]

perfectibilism1852

1852 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 19 749 Satires of socialism and perfectibilism.

1896 G. Saintsbury Hist. 19th-cent. Lit. i. 35 He combined this..with perfectibilism—supposing the individual to be infinitely susceptible of ‘melioration’ by the right use of reason.

1925 K. W. Bigelow in H. E. Barnes et al. Hist. & Progress Social Sciences vii. 356 The rationalism and perfectibilism which Quesnay and Smith had represented seemed no longer quite justified.

1997 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 69 383 Oz-Salzberger attributes the misreception to the Lutheran and Pietist ideal of spiritual perfectibilism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perfectibilism
释义	perfectibilismn. Brit. /pəˈfɛktᵻbᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pərˈfɛktəbəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: perfectible adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < perfectible adj. + -ism suffix, after perfectibilist n. Compare French perfectibilisme (1845). Compare earlier perfectibility n., perfectability n. The perfectibility of human nature; the doctrine of or belief in this. Cf. perfectibilist n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > doctrine of human perfectibility > [noun] perfectibilism1852 1852 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 19 749 Satires of socialism and perfectibilism. 1896 G. Saintsbury Hist. 19th-cent. Lit. i. 35 He combined this..with perfectibilism—supposing the individual to be infinitely susceptible of ‘melioration’ by the right use of reason. 1925 K. W. Bigelow in H. E. Barnes et al. Hist. & Progress Social Sciences vii. 356 The rationalism and perfectibilism which Quesnay and Smith had represented seemed no longer quite justified. 1997 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 69 383 Oz-Salzberger attributes the misreception to the Lutheran and Pietist ideal of spiritual perfectibilism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852
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