Perfectibilist

Perfectibilist
Perfectibilist Per`fec*tib"i*list, n. A perfectionist. See also {Illuminati}, 2. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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  • aspirant — Synonyms and related words: Leibnizian optimist, Pollyanna, addict, also ran, applicant, aspirer, baby kisser, bidder, candidate, chiliast, claimant, collector, coveter, dark horse, defeated candidate, desirer, devotee, dud, fancier, favorite son …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • millenarian — Synonyms and related words: Leibnizian, Leibnizian optimist, Pollyanna, aspirant, aspirer, bright, cheerful, chiliast, chiliastic, couleur de rose, hopeful, hoper, irrepressible optimist, millennialist, millennialistic, millennian, optimist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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