"meliorist" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more meliorist [comparative], most meliorist [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|melior||better}} Latin melior (“better”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} meliorist (comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)
  1. Of or relating to meliorism.
    Sense id: en-meliorist-en-adj-DMog36A- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 34 35
  2. Supporting the principles of meliorism.
    Sense id: en-meliorist-en-adj-mTzrpjWf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 34 35

Noun [English]

Forms: meliorists [plural]
Etymology: From Latin melior (“better”) and English -ist. Reportedly coined by British author George Eliot in her letters, published in 1877. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|melior||better}} Latin melior (“better”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} meliorist (plural meliorists)
  1. A proponent of meliorism
    Sense id: en-meliorist-en-noun-RdwfN9J- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 34 35

Noun [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French mélioriste. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|mélioriste}} Borrowed from French mélioriste Head templates: {{ro-noun|m|melioriști}} meliorist m (plural melioriști) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-noun|g=m|gpd=melioriștilor|gpi=melioriști|gsd=melioristului|gsi=meliorist|n=|npd=melioriștii|npi=melioriști|nsd=melioristul|nsi=meliorist|vp=melioriștilor|vs=melioristule|vs2=}} Forms: melioriști [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], meliorist [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], un meliorist [accusative, indefinite, nominative, singular], melioristul [accusative, definite, nominative, singular], melioriști [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], niște melioriști [accusative, indefinite, nominative, plural], melioriștii [accusative, definite, nominative, plural], meliorist [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], unui meliorist [dative, genitive, indefinite, singular], melioristului [dative, definite, genitive, singular], melioriști [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], unor melioriști [dative, genitive, indefinite, plural], melioriștilor [dative, definite, genitive, plural], melioristule [singular, vocative], melioriștilor [plural, vocative]
  1. meliorist Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-meliorist-ro-noun-BQsyikt8 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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