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Abolitionism

Abˊo-li′tion-ism

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Noun.
The principles or measures of abolitionists.
Wilberforce.

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abolitionism

abolitionism

English

Noun

abolitionism (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.

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  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 6

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