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Benthamite

Benthamite adjective: relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.

Adjective

Benthamite (comparative more Benthamite, superlative most Benthamite)

  1. Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
    • Following Calvo and Obstfeld […] and Diamond […] we assume that the social welfare function takes the following Benthamite form: […]2017, Ben J. Heijdra, Foundations of Modern Macroeconomics, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 654f.

Noun

Benthamite (plural Benthamites)

  1. One who subscribes to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
    • 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.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 4, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.

Forms of Benthamite

Adjective
comparativemore Benthamite
superlativemost Benthamite
alternative formbenthamite
Noun
pluralBenthamites

Origin of Benthamite

From Bentham + -ite.

Questions about Benthamite

What does Benthamite mean?
Benthamite means relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham.
What part of speech is Benthamite?
Benthamite can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Benthamite in the dictionary

  1. Benthamian
  2. Benthamic
  3. Benthamism
  4. Benthamist
  5. Benthamists
  6. Benthamite
  7. Benthamites
  8. benthiavalicarb
  9. benthic
  10. benthically
  11. benthics

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