Pangloss

(ˈpænɡlɒs) na person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism[C19: after Dr Pangloss, a character in Voltaire's Candide (1759)] Panˈglossian adj

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Pangloss - an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire

Pangloss

character who taught Candide “metaphysico-theologocosmolonigology.” [Fr. Lit.: Candide]See: Teaching

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