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Abolitionism   /ˌæbəlˈɪʃənˌɪzəm/   Listen
Abolitionism

noun
1.
The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery.





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"Abolitionism" Quotes from Famous Books



... or Georgia, you come from a slave-state, and a slave-pen, where the best breeds are to be bought up at any price from a livelihood to the Presidency. Abolitionism, ye gods, but expresses the fellow-feeling ...
— The Confidence-Man • Herman Melville


Words linked to "Abolitionism" :   philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, doctrine, ism, abolitionist


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