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The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.

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  1. n. The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.
  2. n. the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
  3. The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement. J. Sully.
  4. The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature towardimprovement. J. Sully.
  5. n. the belief that the world can be made better by human effort