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Abolitionism

see synonyms of abolitionism

Noun

1. abolitionism

the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abolitionism

see synonyms of abolitionism
noun
1. 
the act of abolishing or the state of being abolished; annulment
2. (often capital)
(in British territories) the ending of the slave trade (1807) or the ending of slavery (1833): accomplished after a long campaign led by William Wilberforce
3. (often capital)
(in the US) the emancipation of the slaves, accomplished by the Emancipation Proclamation issued in 1863 and ratified in 1865

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Abolitionism

see synonyms of abolitionism
noun
1. 
an abolishing or being abolished
2.  [occas. A-]
the abolishing of slavery in the U.S.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Abolitionism

see synonyms of abolitionism
n.
Advocacy of the abolition of slavery.

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