meliorist

English

Etymology

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

Noun

meliorist (plural meliorists)

1. 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

meliorist (comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)

1. Of or relating to meliorism.
2. Supporting the principles of meliorism.

References

• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from French mélioriste.

Noun

meliorist m (plural melioriști)

1. meliorist

Declension

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