Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

annihilationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
an-ni-hi-la-tion-ism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed.

Uncountable

noun

Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From annihilation + -ism.

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Questions

What does annihilationism mean?
The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed.
Where does annihilationism come from?
From annihilation + -ism.

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