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annihilationist en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English annihilation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English annihilationist From annihilation + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Advocating annihilationism; advocating the annihilation of a group of people.
    • At times, though, his more economic approach to Jewish policy conflicted with the more annihilationist bent of the SS. 2014, Waitman Wade Beorn, Marching into Darkness, →ISBN:
    • This negation has sometimes been no less “annihilationist” than classical anti-Semitism, because, at least potentially, it serves to justify the elimination of the State of Israel. 2010, Elhanan Yakira, Post-Zionism, Post-Holocaust: Three Essays, →ISBN, page 36:

Forms

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most annihilationist Degree=Sup lexicographic
more annihilationist Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

eliminationist

annihilationist en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English annihilation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English annihilationist From annihilation + -ist.

Meanings

  1. A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
  2. A person who advocates or practices annihilationism (the annihilation of a group): an eliminationist.

Forms

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annihilationists Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

pt aniquilacionista (person who believes that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul)