Antisemitismus

See also: antisemitismus

German

Etymology

anti- +‎ Semitismus, first appeared in the 1880 pamphlet Der Weg zum Siege des Germanenthums über das Judenthum ("The Way to Victory of the Germanic Spirit over the Jewish Spirit") by German political agitator Wilhelm Marr, but he possibly coined it earlier, c. 1879 to replace Judenhaß (literally “Jew-hatred”) to make hatred of the Jews seem rational and sanctioned by scientific knowledge;

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌantiˌzeːmiˈtɪsmʊs/, /-ˌzɛmi-/

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Noun

Antisemitismus m (strong, genitive Antisemitismus, plural Antisemitismen)

1. anti-Semitism (hostility or prejudice against Jews)

   Synonyms: Judenfeindlichkeit; (hateful, emotional) Judenhass

   Antonyms: Judenfreundlichkeit; (affectionate, emotional) Judenliebe; Philosemitismus

Declension

Declension of Antisemitismus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Antisemitismus	die	Antisemitismen
genitive	eines	des	Antisemitismus	der	Antisemitismen
dative	einem	dem	Antisemitismus	den	Antisemitismen
accusative	einen	den	Antisemitismus	die	Antisemitismen

Coordinate terms

• Antiziganismus

Related terms

• Antisemit
• Antisemiterei
• antisemitisch

Further reading

• “Antisemitismus” in Duden online
• Antisemitismus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Antisemitismus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache