单词 | abolitionist |
释义 | abolitionist /ab'euh lish"euh nist/, n. 1. (esp. prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S. 2. a person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society: the abolitionists who are opposed to capital punishment. [1830-40; ABOLITION + -IST] |
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