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Anti-semitism

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an⋅ti-Sem⋅i⋅tism

  [an-tee-sem-i-tiz-uhm, an-tahy-]
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–noun
discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
Origin:
1880–85
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an·ti-Sem·i·tism   (ān'tē-sěm'ĭ-tĭz'əm, ān'tī-)
n.  

  1. Hostility toward or prejudice against Jews or Judaism.

  2. Discrimination against Jews.

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Cultural Dictionary

anti-Semitism [(an-tee-sem-uh-tiz-uhm, an-teye-sem-uh-tiz-uhm)]

Prejudice or hatred against Jews, a Semitic race. (See Arab-Israeli conflict and Nazis.)

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Word Origin & History

anti-Semitism 
1881, from Ger. Antisemitismus, first used by Wilhelm Marr in 1880, from anti- + Semite (q.v.). Not etymologically restricted to anti-Jewish theories, actions or policies, but almost always used in this sense. Those who object to the inaccuracy of the term might try H. Adler's Judaeophobia (1882).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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