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Benthamites

Benthamites is the plural of Benthamite.

Meaning of Benthamite

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.

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Questions about Benthamites

What is Benthamites the plural of?
Benthamites is the plural of Benthamite.

Words near Benthamites in the dictionary

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

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