Zionism
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.
Origin of Zionism
1Other words from Zionism
- Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- Zi·on·is·tic, adjective
- Zi·on·ite [zahy-uhnahyt], /ˈzaɪˌənaɪt/, noun
- an·ti-Zi·on·ism, noun
- an·ti-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- non-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- pro-Zi·on·ism, noun
- pro-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
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How to use Zionism in a sentence
At the core of al Qaeda's narrative is the message that Islam is under siege by a 'Zionist Crusader' conspiracy.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd after the film premiered in Telluride, you were accused by Iran State Media of being a “Zionist” CIA spy.
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre | Marlow Stern | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis great-grandfather, David Yellin, was a prominent Zionist scholar and Israeli pioneer.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTElie Wiesel, who was involved with the Irgun Zionist underground, is a 1986 Peace Laureate.
Up To A Point: What We Really Need Is a Nobel War Prize | P. J. O’Rourke | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA longtime Zionist, Kawalek grew up in Montreal in a semi-religious household.
A Gay Jewish Zionist American Doctor in Gaza and What He Saw | Itay Hod | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The contents of his volumes are of very uneven value: Zionist propaganda, addresses, and a certain number of well-written poems.
Instigations | Ezra PoundI have asked a number of Jews at various times who are in favour of the Zionist movement if they themselves are going there.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II | Burton J. HendrickI am so keen a Zionist that I would use a whole bookful of stamps in the cause.
Windfalls | (AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George GardinerI am a Zionist, not on sentimental grounds, but on very practical grounds.
Windfalls | (AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George GardinerI am therefore fiercely on the side of the Zionist Jews, and fiercely against their opponents.
Windfalls | (AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner
British Dictionary definitions for Zionism
/ (ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm) /
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
a policy or movement for Jews to return to Palestine from the Diaspora
Derived forms of Zionism
- Zionist, noun, adjective
- Zionistic, adjective
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
Cultural definitions for Zionism
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.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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