abolitionist
In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practiceIn favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
» Abolitionists believed slavery was evil, and that there could be no compromise with evil.
Meaning
2 sensesIn favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.
(historical)In favor of the abolition of slavery.
abolitionistisch
аболиционистскийabolicionistskij
аболіціоні́стськийabolicionístsʹkyj
Examples
3 sentencesAbolitionists believed slavery was evil, and that there could be no compromise with evil.
He was not an abolitionist.
Many abolitionists in 19th-century America were of German descent.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.
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Forms
more abolitionist, most abolitionist| Comparative | more abolitionist Lesson |
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| Superlative | most abolitionist Lesson |
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Word family
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