abolisjonist

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English abolitionist, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊlɪʃʊnˈɪst/

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• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Hyphenation: ab‧o‧li‧sjon‧ist

Noun

abolisjonist m (definite singular abolisjonisten, indefinite plural abolisjonister, definite plural abolisjonistene)

1. an abolitionist (a person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice)
   • 1997, Nils Johan Ringdal, Verdens vanskeligste yrke, page 333:

     Giadstone [var] blitt helt overbevist av abolisjonistene

     Giadstone [had] been completely convinced by the abolitionists

2. (historical) an abolitionist (a person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery, chiefly in the US)
   • 2014 February 25, Dagen, page 3:

     William Lloyd Garrison … regnes i dag blant de viktigste abolisjonistene fra den amerikanske slaveridebatten

     William Lloyd Garrison… is today considered one of the most important abolitionists in the American slavery debate

Related terms

• abolisjonistisk (“abolitionist”)
• abolisjonisme (“abolitionism”)

References

• “abolisjonist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abolisjonist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abolisjonist” in Store norske leksikon