Zionism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Jewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of Israel as a Jewish state.
These investigations indicate that although a large proportion of American Jews call themselves Zionists, their meanings of Zionism are closer to what some investigators have called pro-Israelism. According to the still common Israeli definition of a Zionist as one who views the Diaspora negatively and considers the settlement of Jews in Israel as essential, the vast majority of American Jews would not be considered Zionists.
1996, Gal Allon, Allon Gal, Jerold S. Auerbach, Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews, page 151:A version of Zionism from the 1940s might perhaps have coexisted with an equal Palestinian state, but its mature version, fed by military victories and unwavering American support, no longer can.
2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2019:
- (countable, uncountable) A religion practiced throughout sub-Saharan Africa, most popular in Swaziland, consisting of a mixture of Protestantism and animism.
- (countable, uncountable) A Christian eschatological concept that links the migration of Jews to Palestine with apocalyptic events.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zionisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Muslim Zionism · Liberal Zionism · pro-Zionism · Black Zionism · Labour Zionism · Jewish Zionism · Religious Zionism · Secular Zionism · neo-Zionism · NaZionism · pro-zionism · Revisionist Zionism · Post-Zionism · African Zionism · General Zionism · Green Zionism · Cultural Zionism · prozionism · non-Zionism · anti-Zionism · Labor Zionism · antizionism · Christian Zionism · anti-zionism
Relateds
prozionist · Zionazi · Zionology · Zionistical · Sion · Zionification · Post-Zionist · antizionist · ziofascist · Zionise · zionify · Zionologist · Zionist · non-Zionist · zionist · Zionistic · Zionazism · Zionisation · anti-Zionist · pro-Zionist · ziofascism · postzionist · Zionistically · Ziochristian · Zionize · Zionization · Zio-Christian · Zion · Zionistan
Synonyms
Translations (88)
ro sionism (Jewish nationalist movement) · el σιωνισμός (Jewish nationalist movement) · cmn 錫安主義 /锡安主义 (Jewish nationalist movement) · ps زاینيزم (Jewish nationalist movement) · yi ציוניזם (Jewish nationalist movement) · sv sionism (Jewish nationalist movement) · cmn 猶太復國主義 /犹太复国主义 (Jewish nationalist movement) · sco Zionism (Jewish nationalist movement) · ja シオニズム (Jewish nationalist movement) · ko 시온주의 (Jewish nationalist movement) · ky сионизм (Jewish nationalist movement) · ru сиони́зм (Jewish nationalist movement) · cy Seioniaeth (Jewish nationalist movement) · pl syjonizm (Jewish nationalist movement) · sq sionizëm (Jewish nationalist movement) · kk сионизм (Jewish nationalist movement) · be сіяні́зм (Jewish nationalist movement) · ckb زایۆنیزم (Jewish nationalist movement) · lv cionisms (Jewish nationalist movement) · ar صُهْيُونِيَّة (Jewish nationalist movement) · sw Uzayuni (Jewish nationalist movement) · ka სიონიზმი (Jewish nationalist movement) · yi ציעניזם (Jewish nationalist movement) · ca sionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · ps صهيونيزم (Jewish nationalist movement) · uz sionizm (Jewish nationalist movement) · nb sionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · sk sionizmus (Jewish nationalist movement) · tl Sayonismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · io cionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · sh cionìzam (Jewish nationalist movement) · bn সিয়োনবাদ (Jewish nationalist movement) · it sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · ast sionismu (Jewish nationalist movement) · hy սիոնիզմ (Jewish nationalist movement) · nl zionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · nn sionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · hu cionizmus (Jewish nationalist movement) · br sionegezh (Jewish nationalist movement) · tr siyonizm (Jewish nationalist movement) · fr sionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · ps صهيونيت (Jewish nationalist movement) · ko 시오니즘 (Jewish nationalist movement) · ms zionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · lad sionizmo (Jewish nationalist movement) · et sionism (Jewish nationalist movement) · hi यहूदीवाद (Jewish nationalist movement) · gl sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · fa صهیونیسم (Jewish nationalist movement) · uk сіоні́зм (Jewish nationalist movement) · vo siunim (Jewish nationalist movement) · ar صِهْيَوْنِيَّة (Jewish nationalist movement) · de Zionismus (Jewish nationalist movement) · an sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · th ไซออนิสต์ (Jewish nationalist movement) · gv Seionaght (Jewish nationalist movement) · eo cionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · hi सियोनवाद (Jewish nationalist movement) · mk ционизам (Jewish nationalist movement) · ps زيونيزم (Jewish nationalist movement) · vi chủ nghĩa phục quốc Do Thái (Jewish nationalist movement) · ia sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · ur صیہونیت (Jewish nationalist movement) · chr ᏌᏯᏂᎤᏃᎯᏳ (Jewish nationalist movement) · pt sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · br sionouriezh (Jewish nationalist movement) · vi chủ nghĩa Xi-ôn (Jewish nationalist movement) · es sionismo (Jewish nationalist movement) · sh ционѝзам (Jewish nationalist movement) · fi sionismi (Jewish nationalist movement) · he ציונות \ צִיּוֹנוּת (Jewish nationalist movement) · bg циони́зъм (Jewish nationalist movement) · ur صہیونیت (Jewish nationalist movement) · vi chủ nghĩa Xi-ôn-nít (Jewish nationalist movement) · tg сионизм (Jewish nationalist movement) · az sionizm (Jewish nationalist movement) · ar صَهْيُونِيَّة (Jewish nationalist movement) · tr siyonculuk (Jewish nationalist movement) · cs sionismus (Jewish nationalist movement) · ar صِهْيُونِيَّة (Jewish nationalist movement) · lt sionizmas (Jewish nationalist movement) · hi सीयनीज़म (Jewish nationalist movement) · da zionisme (Jewish nationalist movement) · bar Zionismus (Jewish nationalist movement) · ga Siónachas (Jewish nationalist movement) · kmr siyonîzm (Jewish nationalist movement) · ht syonis (Jewish nationalist movement) · sl sionizem (Jewish nationalist movement)