oppressionist
oppressionist adjective: taking part in or promoting oppression.
Adjective
oppressionist (comparative more oppressionist, superlative most oppressionist)
- Taking part in or promoting oppression.
- Nevertheless, for centuries this interpretation of Paul and of his way of thinking has, along with other elements, nurtured anti-Judaism, which led to the rise of political anti-Semitism and oppressionist nationalism, with its horrific consequences.2004, Kathy Ehrensperger, That We May Be Mutually Encouraged: Feminism and the New Perspective in Pauline Studies
Noun
oppressionist (plural oppressionists)
- One who promotes oppression.
- It sickens one to see you true fellows going over to the oppressionists.1867, Ellen Wood, A Life's Secret, page 287
- Our opinion was death to the leaders of the oppressionists, starting with the governor and going straight down the line of mine-owners.1908, Alfred Damon Runyon, “The Bomb Planters”, in The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness, volume 25, page 132
Forms of oppressionist
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more oppressionist |
| superlative | most oppressionist |
| Noun | |
| plural | oppressionists |
Origin of oppressionist
From oppression + -ist.
Questions about oppressionist
- What does oppressionist mean?
- Oppressionist means taking part in or promoting oppression.
- What part of speech is oppressionist?
- Oppressionist can be an adjective or a noun.
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