Semitism

American  

[sem-i-tiz-uhm, see-mi-] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm, ˈsi mɪ- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Semitism

First recorded in 1850–55; Semite + -ism

Example Sentences

"It's why in my very first speech as Labour leader, I made one promise, which was to tear anti Semitism out by its roots."

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023

He also states: "We just want to make this point clear. This was not about Semitism and antisemitism."

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2023

In the end, the “Dreyfus Affair” culminated in Dreyfus’s exoneration and release, but not before anti- Semitism was elevated to one of the defining characteristics of anti-liberal, authoritarian right-wing politics in France.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Says a European diplomat: "We don't want to be accused of anti- Semitism."

From Time Magazine Archive

Apartheid is, in my view, as abhorrent as anti- Semitism.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel