annihilationism

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noun

The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed.

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Meanings

nounannihilationism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelifestyleThe Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed.
  2. uncountablegovernmentAdvocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.

    If genocide and, hence, the Holocaust in particular, are to be better understood, then the roots of annihilationism—the origins of ultra-extreme intolerance—need to be explored.

    2014, Linda S Katz, The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference, Routledge, →ISBN, page 94

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eliminationism

Origin

From annihilation + -ism.

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Translations

Portuguese aniquilacionismo
  • aniquilacionismoChristian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed
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