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May. 28, 2014
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\MEEL-yuh-riz-uhm, MEE-lee-uh-\
noun
1. the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
Quotes
For a life worthy to be lived is one that is full of active... See full quote
-- Paul Carus, Monism and Meliorism, 1885
Origin
Meliorism entered English in the late 1800s. It comes from th... See full origin
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