Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism.
  • noun Discrimination against Jews.

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  • noun Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Jews; anti-Jewism (anti-Jewishness).
  • noun Prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against any other Semitic people (ancient or modern), such as Samaritans, Palestinians, Arabs or Assyrians; anti-Samaritanism, anti-Palestinianism, anti-Arabism, anti-Assyrianism.

Etymologies

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From the German Antisemitismus, which was coined in 1879 by German political agitator Wilhelm Marr to replace Judenhass ("Jew-hatred") to make hatred of the Jews seem rational and sanctioned by scientific knowledge. The similar term antisemitisch ("anti-semitic") was first used in 1860, by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. See Wikipedia's article on the etymology and usage of the term.

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Examples

  • The term anti-Semitism derives from the late nineteenth century, and research into ancient anti-Judaic sentiment dates from the same period.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • Consider Wilhelm Marr, the German journalist, who coined in 1879 the term anti-Semitism.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • The term anti-Semitism derives from the late nineteenth century, and research into ancient anti-Judaic sentiment dates from the same period.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • Consider Wilhelm Marr, the German journalist, who coined in 1879 the term anti-Semitism.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • The term anti-Semitism had not been coined yet, so it is best to call it what it was: raw and implacable Jew hatred.

    Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009

  • It is not the result of the wickedness or follies of the Gentiles which we call anti-Semitism.

    The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010

  • It is not the result of the wickedness or follies of the Gentiles which we call anti-Semitism.

    The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010

  • It is not the result of the wickedness or follies of the Gentiles which we call anti-Semitism.

    The Chosen Peoples Todd Gitlin 2010

  • 134 Wilhelm Marr, the inventor of the word anti-Semitism, agreed.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

  • 134 Wilhelm Marr, the inventor of the word anti-Semitism, agreed.

    Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011

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