Emancipation
From Mereja Words
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English
Etymology
The use of emancipation to refer to anti-slavery, abolitionism, is attributed to Charles Godfrey Leland .[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɨˈmænsɨˈpejʃnˌ/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
Emancipation (plural Emancipations)- The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
- The state of being thus set free; liberation; used of slaves, minors, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjection.
- US President Abraham Lincoln was called the Great Emancipator after issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
Related terms
- emancipate
- emancipator
- emancipatoric (rare, non-standard)
- emancipatrix
Translations
The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence
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References
- ↑ Farrar, Stewart (1998). "Foreword". in Mario Pazzaglini. Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches, A New Translation. Blaine, Washington: Phoenix Publishing, Inc.. pp. 13–21. ISBN 0-919345-34-4.
Swedish
Noun
Emancipation c.
Declension
Declension of Emancipation
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| nominative | Emancipation | Emancipationen | Emancipationer | Emancipationerna |
| genitive | Emancipations | Emancipationens | Emancipationers | Emancipationernas |
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