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Noun: abolitionism  `a-bu'li-shu`niz-um
  1. The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery

Derived forms: abolitionisms

See also: abolitionist

Type of: doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought

Encyclopedia: Abolitionism

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