Home › Words › B › benthamistbenthamistbenthamist means benthamite.EtymologyFrom Bentham + -ist.adjBenthamitenounBenthamiteDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.benthamite 84% match — Relating to the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham. vs benthamist →benthamian 76% match — Of or relating to Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832), British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. vs benthamist →benthamic 70% match — Of or pertaining to Jeremy Bentham or Benthamism. vs benthamist →utilitarianist 60% match — One who subscribes to the philosophy of utilitarianism. vs benthamist →utilitaristic 57% match — Relating to utilitarianism vs benthamist →millite 54% match — Synonym of Millian (“follower of John Stuart Mill's philosophy”). vs benthamist →benevolist 53% match — A proponent of benevolism. vs benthamist →berkeleyism 52% match — Berkeleianism vs benthamist →