Definitions for: Zionism

[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

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: Zionist movement

See Also: front, movement, policy, social movement

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