abolitionism
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Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- In the US this almost always refers to the historical movement to abolish slavery.
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Translations[edit]
opinion in favor of the abolition of something
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References[edit]
- ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 6:
