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Etymology
From L. term|melior||better and English term|-ist. Reportedly coined by British author w:George Eliot|George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877.

Noun
en-noun

1. rfv-sense|Doen't fit with meaning of meliorism. Why controversy and reformist?An individual or group which stirs controversy by taking a reformist stance.
2. A proponent of meliorism

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of or relating to meliorism.
2. Supporting the principles of meliorism.

References
R:Dictionary.com
"meliorist" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
"meliorist" at Rhymezone © 2006 Datamuse.
Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. See: "Meliorism" by w:Archie_J._Bahm|Archie J. Bahm, p. 195.

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