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One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
Abba Eban

Meaning of "anti-Semitism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ANTI-SEMITISM

anti-Semitism  [ˌæntɪˈsemɪtɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTI-SEMITISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anti-Semitism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTI-SEMITISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Antisemitism

Antisemitism is prejudice, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as a national, ethnic, religious or racial group. A person who holds such positions is called an "antisemite". As Jews are an ethnoreligious group, antisemitism is generally considered a form of racism. While the term's etymology might suggest that antisemitism is directed against all Semitic people, the term was coined in the late 19th century in Germany as a more scientific-sounding term for Judenhass, and that has been its normal use since then. For the purposes of a 2005 U.S. governmental report, antisemitism was considered "hatred toward Jews—individually and as a group—that can be attributed to the Jewish religion and/or ethnicity." Antisemitism may be manifested in many ways, ranging from expressions of hatred of or discrimination against individual Jews to organized violent attacks by mobs, state police, or even military attacks on entire Jewish communities. Although the term did not come into common usage until the 19th century, it is now also applied to historic anti-Jewish incidences.

Definition of anti-Semitism in the English dictionary

The definition of anti-Semitism in the dictionary is prejudice or hostility towards Jews.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTI-SEMITISM


corporatism
ˈkɔːpərɪtɪzəm
cosmopolitism
ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtɪzəm
halophytism
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪtɪzəm
heightism
ˈhaɪtɪzəm
hermaphroditism
hɜːˈmæfrədɪtɪzəm
Ishmaelitism
ˈɪʃmeɪəˌlaɪtɪzəm
Jacobitism
ˈdʒækəˌbaɪtɪzəm
Monophysitism
mɒˈnɒfɪˌsɪtɪzəm
paleomagnetism
ˌpælɪəʊˈmæɡnɪtɪzəm
Pre-Raphaelitism
ˌpriːˈræfəˌlaɪtɪzəm
presbytism
ˈprezbɪtɪzəm
privatism
ˈpraɪvɪtɪzəm
prophetism
ˈprɒfɪtɪzəm
proselytism
ˈprɒsɪlɪtɪzəm
prostatism
ˈprɒsteɪtɪzəm
rightism
ˈraɪtɪzəm
statism
ˈsteɪtɪzəm
superparasitism
ˌsuːpərˈpærəsɪtɪzəm
xerophytism
ˈzɪərəˌfaɪtɪzəm
zoomagnetism
ˌzəʊəˈmæɡnɪtɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTI-SEMITISM

anti-inflammatory
anti-inflation
anti-inflationary
anti-intellectualism
anti-interference
Anti-Lebanon
anti-motion-sickness
anti-Nazi
anti-pill
anti-roll bar
anti-roman
anti-Semite
anti-Semitic
anti-Semitically
anti-site
anti-skid
anti-smoking
anti-social networking site
anti-Soviet
anti-Zionist

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTI-SEMITISM

antielitism
autism
coenobitism
diphysitism
elitism
endoparasitism
eremitism
favouritism
finitism
fortuitism
Hussitism
hyperparasitism
Jesuitism
mephitism
Monothelitism
parasitism
pseudohermaphroditism
semiparasitism
spiritism
stylitism
transvestitism

Synonyms and antonyms of anti-Semitism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anti-Semitism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTI-SEMITISM

Find out the translation of anti-Semitism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anti-Semitism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anti-Semitism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反犹太主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el antisemitismo
570 millions of speakers

English

anti-Semitism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यहूदी विरोधी भावना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معاداة السامية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

антисемитизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anti- semitismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইহুদিবিদ্বেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antisémitisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anti-Semitisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Antisemitismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

反ユダヤ主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반유대주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anti-Semitisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống Do Thái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யூத எதிர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधी Semitism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yahudi aleyhtarlığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

antisemitismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

antysemityzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

антисемітизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anti -semitism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντισημιτισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anti -Semitisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

antisemitism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

antisemittisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anti-Semitism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTI-SEMITISM»

The term «anti-Semitism» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANTI-SEMITISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anti-Semitism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anti-Semitism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anti-Semitism

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10 QUOTES WITH «ANTI-SEMITISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word anti-Semitism.
1
Daniel Barenboim
Anti-Semitism has no historical, political and certainly no philosophical origins. anti-Semitism is a disease.
2
Harry Belafonte
I've always been supportive of the right of Israel as a state, and I've always fought against anti-Semitism, even in my own community.
3
Lionel Blue
I feel that the Christian experience and the Jewish one have much to give each other. If this open society continues and there is no return to political anti-Semitism, then this encounter, deeper than any theology, may happen.
4
Pat Buchanan
Anti-Catholicism is the anti-Semitism of the intellectual.
5
Sandra Bullock
Racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, sexism, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life.
6
George H. W. Bush
I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, and anti-racism.
7
Judith Butler
When one set of Jews labels another set of Jews 'anti-Semitic,' they are trying to monopolize the right to speak in the name of the Jews. So the allegation of anti-Semitism is actually a cover for an intra-Jewish quarrel.
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Abba Eban
One of the chief tasks of any dialogue with the Gentile world is to prove that the distinction between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism is not a distinction at all.
9
Peter Eisenman
I didn't know I was Jewish until I encountered anti-Semitism at the age of 10, when my best friend told me I couldn't come to their house because I was a Jew.
10
Joseph Epstein
I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTI-SEMITISM»

Discover the use of anti-Semitism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anti-Semitism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the ...
In this unprecedented work two decades in the making, leading historian Robert S. Wistrich examines the long and ugly history of anti-Semitism, from the first recorded pogrom in 38 BCE to its shocking and widespread resurgence in the ...
Robert S. Wistrich, 2010
2
Roots of Hate: Anti-Semitism in Europe Before the Holocaust
This 2003 book offers a truly systematic comparative and empirical examination of anti-Semitism within Europe before the Holocaust.
William Brustein, 2003
3
Anti-Semitism: From Its European Roots to the Holocaust
Interlink's new illustrated history series seeks to explore the persistent themes of our recent past in order to prepare for the new century.
Roberto Finzi, 1999
4
Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the ...
This volume corrects the historical record of anti-Semitism, revealing recent scholarly consensus on the hottest issues of the Israel-Palestine conflict, especially human rights.
Norman G. Finkelstein, 2008
5
Anti-Semitism
This book offers a clear and readable account of why anti-Semitism has featured so strongly in world history and provides extensive discussion of the issues.
Dan Cohn-Sherbok, 2009
6
From Prejudice to Destruction: Anti-Semitism, 1700-1933
Explores the social, political, and religious conditions that gave rise to the antisemitic movement and examines its growth and development in Germany, France, Austria, and Hungary
Jacob Katz, 1980
7
Anti-Semitism: Its History and Causes
An extraordinary history of entrenched prejudices, this a must-read for those seeking an understanding of anti-semitism and the root causes of its horrendous legacy of the 20th century.French writer and anarchist LAZARE MARCUS MANASSE ...
Bernard Lazare, 2006
8
Martin Luther's Anti-Semitism: Against His Better Judgment
In this book Eric W. Gritsch, a Lutheran and a distinguished Luther scholar, faces the glaring ugliness of Martin Luther's anti- Semitism head-on, describing Luther's journey from initial attempts to proselytize Jews to an appallingly ...
Eric W. Gritsch, 2012
9
Anti-Semitism in Times of Crisis
Contributors to this volume include Nicholas de Lange, Cambridge University; Pinchas Hachoen Peli, University of the Negev; David Menashri, Tel Aviv University; Bernard Lewis, Princeton University (retired); Liliane Weissberg, University of ...
Sander L. Gilman, Steven T. Katz, 1993
10
Anti-Semitism: Myth and Hate from Antiquity to the Present
Citing a rise in anti-Semitic beliefs since the September 11 attacks, an analysis of centuries of misperceptions about Judaism explores such themes as Jewish people as the murderers of Christ, the "myth" of the Holocaust, and Jews as ...
Marvin Perry, Frederick M. Schweitzer, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTI-SEMITISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anti-Semitism is used in the context of the following news items.
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State Senate resolution urging UC to condemn anti-Semitism draws …
A state Senate resolution that would urge the University of California to condemn anti-Semitism and racism on its campuses has drawn ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
2
Disease of anti-Semitism has returned: Marmur
Jonathan Sacks, the former Orthodox Chief Rabbi in Britain, observed in a lecture in Palo Alto, Calif., in April that “anti-Semitism has returned ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Police investigating alleged anti-Semitism at Pride in London
Police are investigating allegations of anti-Semitism made by a Jewish group at Pride in London. A group of Jewish participants in the parade ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
4
Why Universities Need a Definition of Anti-Semitism
Definitions are especially important for contemporary anti-Semitism, because confusion surrounds the relationship between Jew-hatred and ... «Algemeiner, Jul 15»
5
Nader: 'The Worst Anti-Semitism in the World Today Is Against Arabs'
“You never avoid using the word anti-Semitism when Arabs and Arab-Americans are discriminated against, are arrested without charges, are ... «PJ Media, Jul 15»
6
Zeldin: College Campuses that Support BDS See Rise in Anti
“There's a need to confront the growing anti-Semitism in America and around the world, which has become linked to the BDS Movement, ... «JP Updates, Jul 15»
7
Comment: Stephen Daisley on Sir Nicholas Winton and anti-Semitism
If a long life is the reward of good works, it seems fitting that Sir Nicholas Winton lived to a prodigious 106. The British stockbroker turned ... «stv.tv, Jul 15»
8
Jewish groups brief MEPs on Hamas's anti-Semitism
Hamas's use of anti-Semitism “serves the purpose [of undermining] every possible point of departure for a peaceful solution to the Middle East ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
9
Franch, Israeli teams meet on combating anti-Semitism
(JTA) — French and Israeli officials met to discuss how best to combat racism and anti-Semitism. A French Foreign Ministry statement said the ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jul 15»
10
Sweden: Rising Anti-Semitism and Funding Islamic Relief (terror)
In a situation, where the Swedish government and major social institutions in Sweden should make a clear repudiation of anti-Semitism, they ... «The Jewish Press, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Anti-Semitism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/anti-semitism>. Apr 2024 ».
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