Meanings
- uncountableThe belief that something (often disease or a cultural trait) must be eliminated.
- derogatoryuncountableChristianityStrict holiness; a radical, Wesleyan holiness teaching that considers that sin is or will be completely eliminated from true believers (originally used only by opponents)First known use early 20th c.
The root error of eradicationism of the flesh has room to grow only in the false conception of "flesh," as a mere tendency to evil quite apart from the natural body.
1901 October, Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, “Biblical Notes and Queries”, in Record of Christian Work, volume 20, page 832Antonyms: Keswickism, suppressionism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStrict holiness; a radical, Wesleyan holiness teaching that considers that sin is or will be completely eliminated from true believers (originally used only by opponents)
Origin
From eradication + -ism. Coined around 1900 by people from the circle of Dwight L. Moody.
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