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Webster 1913 Edition
Abolitionism
Abˊo-li′tion-ism
,Noun.
The principles or measures of abolitionists.
Wilberforce.
Definition 2024
abolitionism
abolitionism
English
Noun
abolitionism (plural abolitionisms)
- 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.
Related terms
Translations
opinion in favor of the abolition of something
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References
- ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6