Definitions for abolitionism

abolitionism ab·o·li·tion·ism

Spelling: [ab-uh-lish-uh-niz-uh m]
IPA: /ˌæb əˈlɪʃ əˌnɪz əm/

Abolitionism is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 928 anagrams from letters in abolitionism (abiiilmnoost).

Definitions for abolitionism

noun

  1. the principle or policy of abolition, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.

Origin of abolitionism

First recorded in 1800-10; abolition + -ism

Examples for abolitionism

It had been said that abolitionism was "quackery," only four years old.

At all points we see, therefore, that abolitionism has to do with religion, and religion with it.

By Jove, if abolitionism can make your grandma run, I'll forgive it a lot!

At the beginning, too, I suppose that his taking up abolitionism made him enemies.

Such is the danger from abolitionism to the slaveholding States.

I doubt not this is the kind of liberty at which some of the champions of abolitionism, viz.

There is a worse evil than abolitionism, and that is the suppression of it by lawless force.

But this is just what abolitionism has done in regard to slaveholding.

But then, perhaps, this offspring of abolitionism is no man-child at all.

"Call it abolitionism, or what you will," replied his Senior.

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