The Collaborative International Dictionary
Benthamite
Benthamite \Ben"tham*ite\, n. One who believes in Benthamism.
Usage examples of "benthamite".
I am a Benthamite, a benevolist, as a logician--but the moment I leave the closet for the world, I lay aside speculation for others, and act for myself.
But I thought at one time you were half a Benthamite, and that your motto was, 'The greatest happiness of the greatest number.
The gentlemanly, but slightly Benthamite, gunroom were strict observers of the naval etiquette that prevented any subordinate from speaking to his captain without being spoken to first.