bonism

noun — 2 senses

bonism

nounalso spelled Bonism

Etymology From Latin bonus (“good”) + -ism.

1

Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Usually The belief that the world, while not perfect, is fundamentally good.

Jowett's optimism verges on pessimism, or, let us say, his bonism verges on malism.1895, Lionel Arthur Tollemache, Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, page 91:

Derived terms: bonist

Bonism

noun

UK /ˈbɒnɪzəm/ · US /ˈbɑnɪzəm/

Etymology From Bon + -ism.

1

Uncommon Synonym of Bon (“a Tibetan indigenous religion”).

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