Semitism

[ sem-i-tiz-uh m or, esp. British, see-mi- ]
/ ˈsɛm ɪˌtɪz əm or, esp. British, ˈsi mɪ- /

noun

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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Origin of Semitism

First recorded in 1850–55; Semite + -ism
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Example sentences from the Web for semitism

  • Semitism gave them subjects, but the Renaissance gave them Aryan art, and it gave that art to a purely Aryan race.

    Lothair|Benjamin Disraeli

  • But Semitism rallied in the shape of the Reformation, and swept all away.

    Lothair|Benjamin Disraeli