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malism

malism noun: the belief that the world is inherently evil.

Noun

malism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that the world is inherently evil.
    • Jowett's optimism verges on pessimism, or, let us say, his bonism verges on malism.1895, Lionel Arthur Tollemache, Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, page 91
    Antonyms:
    bonism

Antonyms of malism

Origin of malism

From mal- + -ism.

Words formed from malism

Questions about malism

What does malism mean?
Malism means the belief that the world is inherently evil.
What part of speech is malism?
Malism is a noun.

Words near malism in the dictionary

  1. malis
  2. Maliseet
  3. Maliseet-Passamaquoddy
  4. Maliseets
  5. Maliseet–Passamaquoddy
  6. malism
  7. malison
  8. malisons
  9. malist
  10. malistic
  11. malists

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