abolisjonist

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.

• IPA^(key): /abʊlɪʃʊnˈɪst/

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

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

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

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