English Explanatory Dictionary

abolitionism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
  2. Support for the abolition of prisons.
  3. Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
  4. Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
  5. Support for the abolition of slavery.

Pronunciation

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-abolitionism.wav

Word forms

abolitionism abolitionisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-der. Proto-Italic *olō Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English abolitionism From abolition + -ism.

Related words

abolitionist

Derived words

anti-abolitionism antiabolitionism

Translations

Armenian: աբոլիցիոնիզմ Asturian: abolicionismu Catalan: abolicionisme Czech: abolicionismus Dutch: abolitionisme Esperanto: aboliciismo Finnish: abolitionismi French: abolitionnisme Galician: abolicionismo German: Abolitionismus Italian: abolizionismo Norwegian Bokmål: abolisjonisme Polish: abolicjonizm Portuguese: abolicionismo Romanian: aboliționism Russian: аболициони́зм Spanish: abolicionismo Swedish: abolitionism Ukrainian: аболіціонізм
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