abolisjonisme
Norwegian Bokmål
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The Official Medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society.
Etymology
From English abolitionism, from abolition, either from Middle French abolition, or directly from Latin abolitiō (“abolishing, annulling, abolition”), from aboleō (“I destroy, abolish, terminate”), from both ab- (“away”), from ab (“from, away from, of”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and *oleō (“increase, grow”), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, the o-grade causative of *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Equivalent to abolisjon + -isme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abʊlɪʃʊˈnɪsmə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪsmə
- Hyphenation: a‧bo‧li‧sjo‧nis‧me
Noun
abolisjonisme m (definite singular abolisjonismen, indefinite plural abolisjonismer, definite plural abolisjonismene)
- (chiefly historical) abolitionism (support for the abolition of something, such as slavery, prostitution or capital punishment)
- (historical) abolitionism (specifically the support for the abolition of slavery, chiefly in the US)
Related terms
- abolisjonist (“abolitionist”)
- abolisjonistisk (“abolitionist”)
References
- “abolisjonisme” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).