melioristic

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adjective

Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the world can be made better through human efforts.

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Meanings

adjectivemelioristic (comparative more melioristic, superlative most melioristic)

comparative more melioristic · superlative most melioristic

  1. Of or related to meliorism, the belief that the world can be made better through human efforts.

Origin

From melior(ism) + -istic.

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Translations

German fortschrittsgläubig
  • fortschrittsgläubigrelated to meliorism
Russian мелиори́стский
  • мелиори́стский (meliorístskij)related to meliorism
Cite this entry
APA

melioristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melioristic

MLA

“melioristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melioristic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melioristic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melioristic.

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