meliorist
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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]
Declension of meliorist
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) meliorist | melioristul | (niște) melioriști | melioriștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) meliorist | melioristului | (unor) melioriști | melioriștilor |
| vocative | melioristule | melioriștilor | ||