eliminationism means advocacy of, or a policy of, elimination (of a certain race of people, etc.). It carries an Arena rating of 998, earned across 125 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, eliminationism ranks #53 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #508 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #718 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words, #1,611 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books.
Why “eliminationism” is a great word
ELIMINATIONISM — [Noun] An ideology or policy advocating for the removal, often by violent means, of a specific demographic group, typically defined by ethnicity or race. From 'elimination' (from Latin ēlimināre, 'to turn out of doors, banish') + the suffix '-ism' (denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement). Coined in 1996 by American author Daniel Goldhagen, though the term is attested from 1945 in the writing of Karl Popper. Unlike 'segregation,' which demands enforced separation, or 'genocide,' which denotes the consummated act of mass murder, eliminationism is the ideological blueprint—the chilling rhetoric of erasure made doctrine. It is the fevered pamphlet, the coldly bureaucratic memo, the census identifying who is to be turned out of doors; it is the architecture of hatred, drafted before the first brick is laid.
Etymology
From elimination + -ism. Coined by American author and academic Daniel Goldhagen in 1996.
noun
- Advocacy of, or a policy of, elimination (of a certain race of people, etc.).
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