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Zionism

[ zahy-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel and that now supports the state of Israel as a Jewish homeland.


Zionism

/ ˈɪəˌɪə /

noun

  1. a political movement for the establishment and support of a national homeland for Jews in Palestine, now concerned chiefly with the development of the modern state of Israel
  2. a policy or movement for Jews to return to Palestine from the Diaspora
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Zionism

  1. The belief that Jews (see also Jews ) should have their own nation; Jewish nationalism . Zionism gained much support among Jews and others in the early twentieth century, and the hoped-for nation was established in the late 1940s in Palestine , as the state of Israel . Zionism is opposed by most Arabs. ( See Arab-Israeli conflict .)
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܾDzˈپ, adjective
  • ˈܾDzԾ, nounadjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ܾ·Dz· noun adjective
  • ܾ·Dz··پ adjective
  • ܾ·Dz·ٱ [zahy, -, uh, nahyt], noun
  • ·پ-ܾ·Dz· noun
  • an·ti-ܾ·Dz· noun adjective
  • non-ܾ·Dz· noun adjective
  • -ܾ·Dz· noun
  • pro-ܾ·Dz· noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Zionism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; Zion + -ism
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Example Sentences

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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, another far-right politician who opposed the deal, has said his Religious Zionism party will quit if the war does not resume after the first phase ends.

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The reported incidents included chants of “death to Israel” and “intifada now” and complaints that checkpoints at the encampment allegedly denied entry to Jewish students who refused to denounce Zionism.

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The words “Zionist” or “Zionism” also did not appear in the survey.

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Likewise, the ideology of Zionism that tries to justify Israeli policies is supposed to get a pass no matter what — while opponents, including many Jews, are liable to be denounced as antisemites.

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But to many Jews, Zionism — the belief in a Jewish state in the ancestral Jewish homeland — is key to Jewish identity.

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