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philosemitism

philosemitism is the alternative form of philo-Semitism.

Meaning of philo-Semitism

Noun

philo-Semitism (uncountable)

  1. Interest in or appreciation of Jewish people, their history, or the influence of Judaism, particularly on the part of a gentile.
    • To an Englishman, German liberalism is a hybrid creature, lame of three legs and blind of one eye, and thus it is necessary to explain — if indeed explanation in its rational sense be possible — the position of the German Liberals in this matter of philo-Semitism.1881 March, The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, page 350

Questions about philosemitism

What is philosemitism the alternative form of?
Philosemitism is the alternative form of philo-Semitism.

Words near philosemitism in the dictionary

  1. philosciid
  2. philosciids
  3. philosemite
  4. philosemites
  5. philosemitic
  6. philosemitism
  7. philosopause
  8. philosophaster
  9. philosophastering
  10. philosophasters
  11. philosophastry

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