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Meliorist vs Philanthropy - What's the difference?

meliorist | philanthropy |

As nouns the difference between meliorist and philanthropy

is that meliorist is a proponent of meliorism while philanthropy is (uncountable) benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind.

As an adjective meliorist

is of or relating to meliorism.

meliorist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A proponent of meliorism
  • * 2001 , " The Peter Simple Column," Daily Telegraph , 17 August,
    • "Who knows but that such age-old customs, rooted in dark, immemorial country lore and probably of pagan origin, may not put shallow urban meliorists out of countenance?".

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to meliorism.
  • Supporting the principles of meliorism.

    • References

    * * * " meliorist" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006) * Oxford English Dictionary , second edition (1989) * Dictionary of Philosophy'', , page 195

    philanthropy

    English

    (wikipedia philanthropy)

    Alternative forms

    * phylanthropy (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind.
  • Charitable giving, charity.
    • As public funding is reduced, we depend increasingly on private philanthropy .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. If there is the least hint of philanthropy in the project, every man of money fights shy of it.”}}
  • A philanthropic act
    • His tombstone lists his various philanthropies .
  • A charitable foundation
    • the Rockefeller philanthropies

    Antonyms

    * (benevolent altruism) misanthropy

    Related terms

    * philanthropist * philanthropism * philanthropic