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

Before Herzl came the Jews had been so hurt by the world's ill will that many had denied their own Semitism.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel