annihilationism
noun
annihilationism is spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, annihilationism means “The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in annihilationism?
| Letters | 15: A-N-N-I-H-I-L-A-T-I-O-N-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is annihilationism?
Annihilationism appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does annihilationism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed.
- 2
Advocacy of, or a policy of, annihilating a certain (racial, religious, etc) group; eliminationism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annihilationism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Christian doctrine that sinners are permanently destroyed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aniquilacionismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does annihilationism come from?
From annihilation + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).