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meliorist

meliorist noun: a proponent of meliorism.

Noun

meliorist (plural meliorists)

  1. A proponent of meliorism
    • "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?".2001 August 17, “The Peter Simple Column”, in Daily Telegraph

Adjective

meliorist (comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)

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

Forms of meliorist

Noun
pluralmeliorists
Adjective
comparativemore meliorist
superlativemost meliorist

Origin of meliorist

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

Questions about meliorist

What does meliorist mean?
Meliorist means a proponent of meliorism.
What part of speech is meliorist?
Meliorist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of meliorist?
The plural of meliorist is meliorists.

Words near meliorist in the dictionary

  1. meliorators
  2. meliorbiosis
  3. meliorbiotic
  4. meliorism
  5. meliorisms
  6. meliorist
  7. melioristic
  8. melioristically
  9. meliorists
  10. meliority
  11. meliorize

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