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Garrisonian

Garrisonian

9.9
Relating to the anti-slavery ideas of William Lloyd Garrison
  • adjective
  • /ˌɡɛrɪˈsoʊniən/
  • Formal
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  • Many Garrisonian abolitionists actively campaigned for the immediate end of slavery.
  • Garrisonian abolitionists

Examples

  • 45 Samuel J. May, one of the leading Garrisonian abolitionists, asserted: PREFORMATTED TABLE

    Academic text (2002)

  • She often references Garrisonian ideals in her discussions about civil rights and social justice.

  • Three Garrisonian abolitionists, Wendell Phillips, Ellis Gray Loring, and Charles Lenox Remond, testified before a legislative committee in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1842.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The Garrisonian movement was pivotal in shaping public opinion against slavery in the 19th century.

Synonyms

abolitionary
vsGarrisonian
  • Formal
8.7

Relating to or supporting the ending of slavery

is tied to a specific leader's ideas and followers rather than general support

Surface Forms

Garrisonian positive

Morphology

Garrisonian = Garrison (semi-transparent) = Garrison + ian

The formation is the productive name-derived adjectival suffix '-ian' meaning 'relating to' or 'connected with' the person named.

Etymology

Garrisonian comes from the name Garrison, after William Lloyd Garrison, a 19th-century leader who wanted to end slavery, plus the ending -ian, which means 'belonging to' or 'follower of', like in Canadian. So Garrisonian describes ideas or things connected to Garrison and his beliefs.