Medical Definition of Eugenism
1. "The aggregate of the most favourable conditions for healthy and happy existence" (Galton). (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eugenism
Literary usage of Eugenism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Twentieth Century by Caroline Farrar Ware (1908)
"... and ' eugenism,' which stands for an ideal state of society in which, if these
principles should prevail universally, a new era would dawn upon mankind. ..."
2. Counter-currents by Agnes Repplier (1916)
"in eugenism and old-age pensions, and the manufacturer in the revision of taxes.
It was refreshing when an author unexpectedly demanded the extinction of ..."
3. Sex and Society: Studies in the Social Psychology of Sex by William Isaac Thomas (1907)
"It is therefore perfectly true that by artificial selection—Mr. Gallon's "eugenism"—a
larger average brain could be created, and also a higher average of ..."
4. The Way of Martha and the Way of Mary by Stephen Graham (1916)
"... a propagandist of eugenism and hygienics." "In England," says my friend.
"But in Russia we have no woman's movement. ..."
5. A Plea for the Younger Generation: An Intimate Talk on the Vital Question of by Cosmo Hamilton (1913)
"In England the fear of the future has thrown them into such a panic that they
have made eugenism a thing which causes Quiller-Couch and other masters of ..."
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