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womanist

[woom-uh-nist]

adjective

1.

believing in and respecting the abilities and talents of women; acknowledging women's contributions to society.

2.

pertaining to a type of feminism that acknowledges the abilities and contributions of black women.

noun

3.

a person who holds or supports womanist views.

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wom·an·ism, noun

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