Definition/Meaning of meliorism

• English - Noun: meliorism ( plural meliorisms ) The view or doctrine that the world can be improved through human effort (often understood as an intermediate outlook between optimism and pessimism). [from 19th c .] 1966 May 6 , "Forever Beginning ," Time : At the convention , the official mood was traditional Methodist meliorism . 2002 , Colin Jones , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, page 371: Enclaves of…
• English - Etymology: From Latin melior ( “ better ” ) +‎ -ism . Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters , published in 1877.
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈmiːlɪəɹɪz(ə)m/
• English - References: “meliorism” in Dictionary . com Unabridged , v1 . 0 . 1 , Lexico Publishing Group , 2006. “meliorism” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary , North American Edition (2007) "meliorism" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006) Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) Dictionary of Philosophy , Dagobert D . Runes (editor), Philosophical Library , 1962; see: "Meliorism" by Archie J .…