Meaning of ZIONISM
| Pronunciation: | | 'zIu`nizum
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- [n] a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine
- [n] a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
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| | Synonyms: | | Zionist movement |
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| | Definition: | | \Zi"on*ism\, n. [Zion + -ism.]
Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing
their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is
impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or
nationalizing purposes; -- called also {Zion movement}. --
{Zi"on*ist}, n. -- {Zi`on*is"tic}, a.
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