meliorist
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.
Noun
[edit]meliorist (plural meliorists)
- A proponent of meliorism
- 2001 August 17, “The Peter Simple Column”, in Daily Telegraph:
- "Who knows but that such age-old customs, rooted in dark, immemorial country lore and probably of pagan origin, may not put shallow urban meliorists out of countenance?".
Adjective
[edit]meliorist (comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)
- Of or relating to meliorism.
- Supporting the principles of meliorism.
References
[edit]- “meliorist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "meliorist" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)
- Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
- Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. See: "Meliorism" by Archie J. Bahm, page 195
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French mélioriste.
Noun
[edit]meliorist m (plural melioriști)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | meliorist | melioristul | melioriști | melioriștii | |
| genitive-dative | meliorist | melioristului | melioriști | melioriștilor | |
| vocative | melioristule | melioriștilor | |||