Meaning

2 senses
  1. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

  2. In favor of the abolition of any particular institution or practice.

    (historical)In favor of the abolition of slavery.

    abolitionistisch

    аболиционистскийabolicionistskij

    аболіціоні́стськийabolicionístsʹkyj

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Abolitionists believed slavery was evil, and that there could be no compromise with evil.

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  2. He was not an abolitionist.

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  3. Many abolitionists in 19th-century America were of German descent.

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in favor of the abolition of slavery:
Русский
By meaning 1
in favor of the abolition of slavery:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in favor of the abolition of slavery:

Origin

First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.

First attested in 1788. abolition + -ist.

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Forms

more abolitionist, most abolitionist
Comparativemore abolitionist Lesson
Superlativemost abolitionist Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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