"Israelism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Israel + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Israel|-ism}} Israel + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Israelism (uncountable)
  1. (religion, historical) 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. Tags: historical, uncountable Synonyms: Israelitism
    Sense id: en-Israelism-en-noun-84J~zlbu Categories (other): Religion, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 27 26 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (contemporary) 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). Tags: contemporary, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Israelism-en-noun-K6nLT0of Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 33 29
  3. (rare) The religion, culture, or identity of (the Land of) Israel, the Israelites, or descendants thereof. Tags: rare, uncountable Synonyms: Israelitism
    Sense id: en-Israelism-en-noun-sW4QXpSk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 38 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 40 37 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Anglo-Israelism, British Israelism
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