abolisjonisme

Norwegian Bokmål

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 retard, destroy, abolish”), from both ab- (“away, from, off”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from *oleō (“I grow”), from Proto-Italic *oleō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléye-, from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Equivalent to abolisjon +‎ -ist, with the suffix from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂. Equivalent to abolisjon +‎ -isme, suffix from French -isme (“-ism”), from Latin -isma, -ismus (“-ism”), from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós, forms abstract nouns), from -μός (-mós, forms abstract nouns), from Proto-Indo-European *-mos or *-mós (creates nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊlɪʃʊˈnɪsmə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪsmə
• Hyphenation: a‧bo‧li‧sjo‧nis‧me

Noun

abolisjonisme m (definite singular abolisjonismen, indefinite plural abolisjonismer, definite plural abolisjonismene)

1. (chiefly historical) abolitionism (support for the abolition of something, such as slavery, prostitution or capital punishment)
2. (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).