Benthamite

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Etymology[edit]

Bentham +‎ -ite

Adjective[edit]

Benthamite (comparative more Benthamite, superlative most Benthamite)

  1. Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.

Noun[edit]

Benthamite (plural Benthamites)

  1. One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
    • 1924, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Billy Budd‎[1], London: Constable & Co.:
      Well, should we set aside the more disputable point whether for various reasons it was possible to anchor the fleet, then plausibly enough the Benthamites of war may urge the above.

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