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SOJOURNER TRUTH

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Overview

SOJOURNER TRUTH (noun)
  The noun SOJOURNER TRUTH has 1 sense:

1. United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)play

  Familiarity information: SOJOURNER TRUTH used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SOJOURNER TRUTH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sojourner Truth; Truth

Instance hypernyms:

abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)

feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)


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