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annihilationist

annihilationist noun: a person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.

Noun

annihilationist (plural annihilationists)

  1. A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
  2. A person who advocates or practices annihilationism (the annihilation of a group): an eliminationist.

Adjective

annihilationist (comparative more annihilationist, superlative most annihilationist)

  1. Advocating annihilationism; advocating the annihilation of a group of people.
    • This negation has sometimes been no less “annihilationist” than classical anti-Semitism, because, at least potentially, it serves to justify the elimination of the State of Israel.2010, Elhanan Yakira, Post-Zionism, Post-Holocaust: Three Essays, →ISBN, page 36
    • At times, though, his more economic approach to Jewish policy conflicted with the more annihilationist bent of the SS.2014, Waitman Wade Beorn, Marching into Darkness, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    eliminationist

Synonyms of annihilationist

Forms of annihilationist

Noun
pluralannihilationists
Adjective
comparativemore annihilationist
superlativemost annihilationist

Origin of annihilationist

From annihilation + -ist.

Questions about annihilationist

What does annihilationist mean?
Annihilationist means a person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
What part of speech is annihilationist?
Annihilationist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of annihilationist?
The plural of annihilationist is annihilationists.

Words near annihilationist in the dictionary

  1. annihilateth
  2. annihilating
  3. annihilatingly
  4. annihilation
  5. annihilationism
  6. annihilationist
  7. annihilationists
  8. annihilations
  9. annihilative
  10. annihilator
  11. annihilator method

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