abolitionism

English

Etymology

abolition +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/

Noun

abolitionism (countable and uncountable, plural abolitionisms)

  1. An opinion in favor of the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]

Usage notes
  • In the US this almost always refers to the historical movement to abolish slavery.

Translations

References
  1. “abolitionism” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

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