单词 | agathist |
释义 | agathistn. rare. A person who believes that all things tend towards ultimate good; a holder of the doctrine of agathism (agathism n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [noun] > agathism and its adherents agathist1816 agathism1830 1816 G. Miller Lect. Philos. Mod. Hist. I. i. 43 Doctor Kearney..was not an optimist, but an ‘agathist’;..he believed that every thing tended to good. 1830 Edinb. Rev. 50 294 The existence of evil compels Dr. Miller to substitute the moderate title of ‘Agathist’ for that of ‘Optimist’. 1841 H. Smith Moneyed Man III. x. 284 Advancing years have already made me an Agathist, a believer that every thing is for ultimate good. 1936 Mind 45 124 Sorley..was in theory an ‘agathist’, not an intuitionist. 2010 Mail Tribune (Medford, Oregon) (Nexis) 13 Apr. The mayor's self-evaluation as an agathist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1816 |
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