agathist
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agathist — (n.) 1816, from Gk. agathos good (see AGATHA (Cf. Agatha)) + IST (Cf. ist). Doctor Kearney, who formerly, with so much reputation, delivered lectures in this place on the history of Rome, observed to me once, that he was not an optimist, but an… … Etymology dictionary
agathist — ag·a·thist … English syllables
agathism — (n.) the doctrine that all things tend toward the good, 1830, from AGATHIST (Cf. agathist) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
agathism — n. doctrine that ultimate end of all things is good, though means may be evil. ♦ agathist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
