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Bonism¹

  • /ˈbɒnɪzəm/ UK
  • /ˈbɑnɪzəm/ US

Where it comes from

From Bon + -ism.

noun

  1. uncommon, uncountable Synonym of Bon (“a Tibetan indigenous religion”).

    Similar: Bon

bonism²

Where it comes from

From Latin bonus (“good”) + -ism.

noun bonisms

  1. uncountable, 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.

    Opposite: malism

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@misc{bonism_2026,
  title = {bonism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bonism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}