Semitism

[ sem-i-tiz-uhmor, especially British, see-mi- ]

noun

1. Semitic characteristics, especially the ways, ideas, influence, etc., of the Jewish people.
2. a word or idiom peculiar to, derived from, or characteristic of a Semitic language, especially of Hebrew.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Semitism¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Semite + -ism

Example Sentences

Is it anti-Semitism, or are less insidious cultural forces at work?

From The Daily Beast

While anti-Semitism in the United States is thankfully at all time lows, it was not always like this.

From The Daily Beast

We also saw the ugly face of Anti-Semitism rise again, primarily in Europe.

From The Daily Beast

Flagrant anti-Semitism fell out of favor and was replaced by a closeted, unspoken bigotry.

From The Daily Beast

While American nativism and anti-Semitism declined after World War II, so did the overt Jewishness of Superman.

From The Daily Beast

In Austria, as in Germany, anti-Semitism is a factor in the parliamentary elections.

From Project Gutenberg

Zeal for missions almost died out; the Jews became the subject of much Anti-Semitism.

From Project Gutenberg

The old Junker anti-Semitism received a great impulse from the collapse of thrones which followed the Armistice of 1918.

From Project Gutenberg

In other nations anti-Semitism was only an instinctive and irrational popular feeling.

From Project Gutenberg

It arose in Frankfort, the seat of unmitigated, medival anti-Semitism.

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