meliorism: Meaning and Definition of

mel•io•rism

Pronunciation: (mēl'yu-riz"um, mē'lē-u-), [key]
— n.
  1. the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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