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abolitionism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.əˌnɪz.m̩/ (US)

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- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₃olh₁-éye-ti 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists.
    • Abolitionism is based on the moral conviction that social life should not and, in fact, cannot be regulated effectively by criminal law …. As a social movement committed to the abolition of the prison or even the entire penal system, abolitionism originated in campaigns for prisoners' rights and penal reform. 1991, Willem de Haan, "Abolitionism and Crime Control", in Kevin Martin Stenson, David Cowell, The Politics of Crime Control, SAGE, page 203
    • Abolitionism is still a powerful philosophy among contemporary feminists, both in the West and in the developing world. 2006, Melissa Hope Ditmore, Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 6:
  2. (countable, uncountable) Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. ▸ Support for the abolition of prisons.
    • ABOLITIONISM Prisons and jails have been condemned, at least by some, for as long as they have existed.[…] In the United States, the most profound statement of support for abolitionism is the document Instead of Prisons […] Abolitionism has also given emphasis to didferent strategies for change, ranging from simply abolishing prisons to abolishing the entire criminal justice apparatus, […] 2002, David Levinson, Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, SAGE, →ISBN, page 1:
  3. (countable, uncountable) Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. ▸ Support for the abolition (banning) of sex work.
    • Abolitionism is a term that refers to a particular ideological and legal approach to prostitution. The approach has its roots in 19th-century feminism and is still a potent force […] Thus abolitionism arose as a movement against the state regulation of prostitution. The leader of the abolitionist movement was Josephine Butler, […] 2006 January 1, Melissa Hope Ditmore, Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 4:
  4. (countable, qualifier:abortion, uncountable) Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. ▸ Support for the abolition (banning) of abortion.
  5. (US, countable, historical, uncountable) Support for the abolition of slavery.

Forms

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Deriveds

antiabolitionism · neoabolitionism · anti-abolitionism

Descendants

abolisjonisme · abolicjonizm

Relateds

abolitionist

Translations (19)

fi abolitionismi (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · ro aboliționism (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · ast abolicionismu (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · ca abolicionisme (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · pl abolicjonizm (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · uk аболіціоні́зм (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · it abolizionismo (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · nl abolitionisme (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · nb abolisjonisme (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · ru аболициони́зм (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · sv abolitionism (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · es abolicionismo (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · pt abolicionismo (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · fr abolitionnisme (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · de Abolitionismus (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · eo aboliciismo (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · hy աբոլիցիոնիզմ (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · gl abolicionismo (opinion in favor of the abolition of something) · cs abolicionismus (opinion in favor of the abolition of something)