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meliorism

me·lio·rism

UK/ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/ uncommon

noun

1.

the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Origin

From Latin melior (“better”) + -ism. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.

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