malism

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ -ism.

Noun

malism (uncountable)

1. The belief that the world is inherently evil.

   Antonym: bonism

   • 1895, Lionel Arthur Tollemache, Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, page 91:

     Jowett's optimism verges on pessimism, or, let us say, his bonism verges on malism.

Derived terms

• malist

Anagrams

• MAMILs, limmas