Syrianism en · NOUN
Etymology
From Syrian + -ism.
Meanings
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Syrian nationalism.
Syrian sentiments before 1920 can be divided into three categories: secular Arab Syrianism, Muslim-Arab Syrianism and secular non-Arab Syrianism.
2014, Asher Kaufman, Reviving Phoenicia: The Search for Identity in Lebanon, page 7:
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(obsolete) A Syriacism (Syriac idiom or phrase).
In which this alſo is comprehended, to tranſlate very aptly into other Languages thoſe things that eiher the Prophets ſpake in Hebrew words, or the Apoſtles in Greek words, which ſavoured many times of a Hebraiſm or Syrianiſm, or to epitomize in a perſpicuous compend of words, thoſe things which belonged to the ſame Matter the Scripture hath delivered in ſeveral places.
1692, Hugo Grotius, A Defence of the Catholick Faith, page 157:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syrianisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
fr syrianisme (Syrian nationalism) · it sirianismo (Syrian nationalism)