Agathism, from the Greek ἀγαθός agathos (good) is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, `The doctrine that all things tend towards ultimate good, as distinguished from optimism, which holds that all things are now for the best`. An agathist accepts that evil and misfortune will ultimately happen, but that the eventual outcome leads.....
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belief in ultimate triumph of good despite evil means
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the doctrine that all things tend towards ultimate good, as distinguished from optimism, which holds that all things are now for the best. adj., agathistic. [From the Greek agathos, good.]
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agathism 1. The doctrine that all things tend towards ultimate good, as distinguished from optimism which holds that all things are now for the best. 2. The doctrine that all things can result in ultimate good, although perhaps not always along the best roads. 3. The system that recognizes the existence of evil, but holds that all things tend tow...
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