What does antislavist mean?
Antislavist means (historical) An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist..
The term "anti-slavist", used by Jeremy Bentham, never gained wide currency.
Both the English antislavist Thomas Clarkson and the French antislavist Abbé Henri Grégoire, to whom he had revealed his plans to return, advised him strongly to desist.
Use antislavist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antislavist means (historical) An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include proslavist.
The term "anti-slavist", used by Jeremy Bentham, never gained wide currency.
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