English Explanatory Dictionary

Zionism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of Israel as a Jewish state.
  2. A religion practiced throughout sub-Saharan Africa, most popular in Swaziland, consisting of a mixture of Protestantism and animism.
  3. A Christian eschatological concept that links the migration of Jews to Palestine with apocalyptic events.

Pronunciation

/ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Zionism.wav

Word forms

Zionism Zionisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōnbor. Old English Syon Middle English Sion Early New High German Zioninflu.? English Zion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism German Zionismuscalq. English Zionism From Zion + -ism, calqued in analogy to German Zionismus, coined by Nathan Birnbaum in 1890.

Synonyms

Herzlianism

Related words

antizionist anti-Zionist non-Zionist prozionist pro-Zionist Sion Ziochristian Zio-Christian ziofascism ziofascist Zion Zionazi Zionazism Zionification zionify Zionisation Zionise Zionist Zionistan Zionistic Zionistical Zionistically Zionization Zionize Zionologist Zionology

Derived words

African Zionism anti-zionism antizionism Black Zionism Christian Zionism Cultural Zionism General Zionism Green Zionism Jewish Zionism Labor Zionism Labour Zionism Liberal Zionism Muslim Zionism non-Zionism prozionism pro-zionism Religious Zionism Revisionist Zionism Secular Zionism
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