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Kahanism

Kahanism noun: a Jewish ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, holding that the Palestinians in particular and Arabs in general are enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a religious State of Judea ("Jewish National Authority") should be created.

Noun

Kahanism (uncountable)

  1. A Jewish ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, holding that the Palestinians in particular and Arabs in general are enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a religious State of Judea ("Jewish National Authority") should be created.

Origin of Kahanism

From Kahane + -ism.

Questions about Kahanism

What does Kahanism mean?
Kahanism means a Jewish ideology based on the views of Rabbi Meir Kahane, holding that the Palestinians in particular and Arabs in general are enemies of Jews and Israel itself, and that a religious State of Judea ("Jewish National Authority") should be created.
What part of speech is Kahanism?
Kahanism is a noun.

Words near Kahanism in the dictionary

  1. kahals
  2. Kahan
  3. Kahan summation algorithm
  4. Kahana
  5. Kahanas
  6. Kahanism
  7. Kahanist
  8. Kahanists
  9. Kahans
  10. Kahar
  11. Kaharingan

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