Semitism

//ˈsɛmɪtɪzəm//

Synonyms for "semitism" (2 found)

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Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Finnish

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  • juutalaisuus noun (Jewishness)
  • semitismi noun (word or idiom of the Semitic vocabulary)

French

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  • sémitisme noun (word or idiom of the Semitic vocabulary)

German

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  • Semitismus noun (word or idiom of the Semitic vocabulary)
  • Semitismus noun (Jewishness)

Italian

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  • ebraismo noun (word or idiom of the Semitic vocabulary)
  • ebraismo noun (Jewishness)

Romanian

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  • semitism noun (Jewishness)

Russian

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  • семити́зм noun (Jewishness)

Swedish

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  • semitism noun (Jewishness)

Turkmen

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  • semitizm noun (word or idiom of the Semitic vocabulary)

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The main reason for this neglect is the fact that it is largely a translated text, a fact which is alleged to account for its strange idiom tinged with Semitic traits, largely in syntax and lexicography. For sure, one can easily identify countless Semitisms.

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In other words, 93% of the Semitisms in Luke — more than nine out of 10 Semitisms in the chart — are unique to Luke. Of all Luke's Semitisms, only 15 (= 2%) appear in common with both Matthew and Mark; […]

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Finally, we can identify certain idioms clearly of Semitic origin, but which are not found in the Bible – one might term them post-biblical Semitisms.

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If gay corporation executives can learn to talk to drag queens and separatist dykes across the common denominator of being queer, then perhaps Arabs and Jews can learn to communicate across their common Semitism.

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