Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

is proponence a word?

i am trying to say that Frank stresses Aristotles proponence of abstaining in the participation of the activities of a slave.

aristotle was a proponent, so would the action be proponence? is there a better word?

3 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes. It is the noun for proponent, but your sentence could be simplified.

    Opposition is the antonym of proponence.

    Frank stresses Aristotle's opposition to slavery and the slave trade.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Proponence is not commonly used...but it is correct...

    You might re-word and say that Frank is an advocate, or endorses Aristotle's abstention from slave activities.

    I am not sure if your intent is to say that Aristotle favored in abstaining in the slaves' actual activities, (such as working in the fields, for example) or if he favored abstaining from the activity of slaves, period, as in not having anything to do with them, including owning them.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes.

    I googled it and found it in a sentence:

    "opposition to or proponence of slavery"

    "His proponence of the Colonial"

    I can't think of any other better word right now.

    Source(s): google "proponence"
Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.