meliorism

mel·io·rism  (mly-rzm, ml--)

n.

The belief that improvement of society depends on human effort.

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[Latin melior, better; see mel-² in Indo-European roots + -ism.]

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melio·rist n.

melio·ristic adj.

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meliorism

the doctrine that the world tends to become better of itself, or that it may improve more rapidly by proper human assistance. Cf. optimism, pessimism. — meliorist, n. — melioristic, adj.

See also: Philosophy

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the doctrine that the world tends to get better or may be made better by human effort. — meliorist, n., adj. — melioristic, adj.

See also: Improvement

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

meliorism - the belief that the world can be made better by human effort belief - any cognitive content held as true