adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to meliorism.
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meliorist
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adj
Meaning 2
Supporting the principles of meliorism.
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noun
Meaning 3
A proponent of meliorism
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noun
Meaning 4
a disputant who advocates reform
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Synonyms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer
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Broader terms: disputant, controversialist, eristic
Narrower terms: abolitionist, emancipationist, birth-control campaigner, birth-control reformer, Chartist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker, civil rights activist, demonstrator, protester, dry, prohibitionist, environmentalist, conservationist, feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber, hippie, hippy, hipster, flower child, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel, militant, activist, non-resistant, passive resister, preservationist, Utopian, Comstock, Anthony Comstock, Dix, Dorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Huss, John Huss, Hus, Jan Hus, Owen, Robert Owen, Savonarola, Girolamo Savonarola, Townsend, Francis Everett Townsend, Wilkes, John Wilkes
History
Etymology
From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.