malism

English

Etymology

From mal- +‎ -ism.

Noun

malism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that the world is inherently evil.
    Antonym: bonism
    • 1895, Lionel Arthur Tollemache, Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol, page 91:
      Jowett's optimism verges on pessimism, or, let us say, his bonism verges on malism.

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