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Zionism.

Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of Israel as a Jewish state.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm/
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A religion practiced throughout sub-Saharan Africa, most popular in Swaziland, consisting of a mixture of Protestantism and animism.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A Christian eschatological concept that links the migration of Jews to Palestine with apocalyptic events.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Latin Sīōnder. 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 *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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