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israelism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
is-raelism
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief or theory that a particular group of people are chosen by God, or that they are descended from certain ancient figures or Biblical prophets.

Uncountable

noun

An intense, often unconditional, ideological or emotional attachment to the modern state of Israel, especially in the context of Jewish-American identity (see also Zionism and Pro-Israelism).

Uncountable

noun

The religion, culture, or identity of (the Land of) Israel, the Israelites, or descendants thereof.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Israel + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

Anglo-Israelism British Israelism

Synonyms

Israelitism

Questions

What does israelism mean?
The belief or theory that a particular group of people are chosen by God, or that they are descended from certain ancient figures or Biblical prophets.
Where does israelism come from?
From Israel + -ism.

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