antisemitism
8
7.7
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈsɛmɪˌtɪzəm/
- Offensive
- Many students have reported experiencing antisemitism during their time at school.
- Christian antisemitism
- Nazi antisemitism
- cultural antisemitism
Examples
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Only two reviewers argue that Bernal exaggerates the extent of antisemitism in the writing of ancient history.
Academic text (1991) -
The multiculturalists do not recognize antisemitism as a form of racism.
Academic text (1992) -
I decided to research the history of Christian antisemitism and develop a major manuscript on this subject:
Academic text (2014) -
Raise your hand if you've ever experienced antisemitism.
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But the complexities of real life mean that we should not be satisfied with antisemitism as a sole explanation.
Academic text (2010) -
We're told now that antisemitism isn't prevalent, at least not in our liberal elite circles and the safe haven of New York.
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The other face of Spain's antisemitism, too often forgotten, was its ready acceptance of coexistence with Jews.
Academic text (1996) -
Furthermore, Catholic leaders tolerated eruptions of antisemitism throughout the 1920s and early 1930s.
Academic text (1999) -
On the contrary, the Holy See deplored its antisemitism, mistreatment of opponents, and reign of terror.
Academic text (1998) -
The combination of economic distress and antisemitism doomed any possibility of legitimizing the Weimar government with mainstream society.
Academic text (1998)
How Antisemitic
- Offensive
8
7.7
- Offensive
322
3.5
184
4.8
- Specialized
211
5.2
172
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
antisemitism = semitism (opaque) = anti + semit + ism
Although the prefix anti- is clear, the stem semit- is a historical bound form and the modern meaning 'hostility to Jewish people' is not transparently compositional.
Etymology
Antisemitism begins with anti-, which means 'against', and ends with Semite, a word that once referred to people from the family of Shem and later was used mainly for Jewish people. So, antisemitism means being hostile to or prejudiced 'against' Jewish people.