peoplehood

[ pee-puhl-hood ]

/ ˈpi pəlˌhʊd /

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noun

the state or condition of being a people.

the consciousness of certain beliefs or characteristics that make one part of a people; sense of belonging to a people.

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Origin of peoplehood

First recorded in 1905–10; people + -hood

Words nearby peoplehood

peon, peonage, peony, people, people carrier, peoplehood, people mover, people person, people's commune, people's court, people's democracy

How to use peoplehood in a sentence

Responding with alarm, they seek to buttress the idea of Jewish ethnicity qua Jewish peoplehood.
Shaul Magid's Post-Ethnic Judaism|Zachary Braiterman|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If Hartman came to teach about Peoplehood, Hanan Porat came to teach about Landhood.
The Tragedy And Success Of Rabbi David Hartman|Elisheva Goldberg|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hartman came to Israel to reshape and rethink Jewish peoplehood, emphasizing modernity and its place in religion.
The Tragedy And Success Of Rabbi David Hartman|Elisheva Goldberg|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And as passionate universalists, the ANC Jews generally lacked the commitment to Jewish peoplehood that underlies Zionism.
The Israel Debate In South Africa|Peter Beinart|January 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Peoplehood is comforting, empowering, even intoxicating, which probably explains why Birthright works.
Sharing a Noun|Peter Beinart|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST