Antislavist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antislavist is a noun meaning (historical) An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist.
Meaning
(historical) An opponent of slavery, an abolitionist.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- antislavists
- anti-slavist
Antonyms for antislavist
Common opposites include proslavist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antislaver, abolitionist, antiabolitionist, proslavist, pro-slavist, antislavism.
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