abolisjonist

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From English abolitionist, from abolition, either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō (abolishing, annulling, abolition), from aboleō (I retard, destroy, abolish), from both ab- (away, from, off), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from *oleō (I grow), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, from *h₂el- (to grow, nourish). Equivalent to abolisjon +‎ -ist, with the suffix from French -iste (-ist, -istic), from Latin -ista (-ist; one who practises or believes), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abʊlɪʃʊnˈɪst/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪst
  • Hyphenation: ab‧o‧li‧sjon‧ist

Noun

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abolisjonist m (definite singular abolisjonisten, indefinite plural abolisjonister, definite plural abolisjonistene)

  1. an abolitionist (a person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice)
    • 1997, Nils Johan Ringdal, Verdens vanskeligste yrke, page 333:
      Giadstone [var] blitt helt overbevist av abolisjonistene
      Giadstone [had] been completely convinced by the abolitionists
  2. (historical) an abolitionist (a person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery, chiefly in the US)
    • 2014 February 25, Dagen, page 3:
      William Lloyd Garrison … regnes i dag blant de viktigste abolisjonistene fra den amerikanske slaveridebatten
      William Lloyd Garrison… is today considered one of the most important abolitionists in the American slavery debate
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