Abolitionism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abolitionism \Ab`o*li"tion*ism\, n.
     The principles or measures of abolitionists. --Wilberforce.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  abolitionism
       n : the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery