annihilationist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who believes in annihilationism: that eternal punishment is the annihilation of both the body and the soul.
noun
A person who advocates or practices annihilationism (the annihilation of a group): an eliminationist.
adj
Advocating annihilationism; advocating the annihilation of a group of people.
Example Sentences
- "This negation has sometimes been no less “annihilationist” than classical anti-Semitism, because, at least potentially, it serves to justify the elimination of the State of Israel."
- "At times, though, his more economic approach to Jewish policy conflicted with the more annihilationist bent of the SS."
Etymology
Etymology tree English annihilation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English annihilationist From annihilation + -ist.