Semitism

[ sem-i-tiz-uhm or, especially British, see-mi- ]

/ ˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm or, especially British, ˈsi mɪ- /

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Semitic characteristics, especially the ways, ideas, influence, etc., of the Jewish people.

a word or idiom peculiar to, derived from, or characteristic of a Semitic language, especially of Hebrew.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1850–55; Semite + -ism

Is it anti-Semitism, or are less insidious cultural forces at work?
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
While anti-Semitism in the United States is thankfully at all time lows, it was not always like this.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We also saw the ugly face of Anti-Semitism rise again, primarily in Europe.
Summer 2014 Was the Worst Ever|Dean Obeidallah|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flagrant anti-Semitism fell out of favor and was replaced by a closeted, unspoken bigotry.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

While American nativism and anti-Semitism declined after World War II, so did the overt Jewishness of Superman.
Superman Is Jewish: The Hebrew Roots of America's Greatest Superhero|Rich Goldstein|August 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Austria, as in Germany, anti-Semitism is a factor in the parliamentary elections.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various
Zeal for missions almost died out; the Jews became the subject of much Anti-Semitism.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
The old Junker anti-Semitism received a great impulse from the collapse of thrones which followed the Armistice of 1918.
The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs|Lucien Wolf
In other nations anti-Semitism was only an instinctive and irrational popular feeling.
German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea
It arose in Frankfort, the seat of unmitigated, medival anti-Semitism.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz