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Noun: meliorism  'meel-yu,ri-zum [N. Amer], 'mee-lee-u,ri-zum [Brit]
  1. The belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Derived forms: meliorisms

Type of: belief

Encyclopedia: Meliorism

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Melicytus
melilot
melilotus
Melilotus alba
Melilotus officinalis
Melina Mercouri
Melinae
meliorate
melioration
meliorative
meliorism
meliorist
Meliphagidae
melisma
Melissa
Melissa officinalis
Melkite
Mellaril
melliferous
mellifluent
mellifluous