单词 | anti-semite |
释义 | anti-Semiteadj.n. A. adj. Characterized by prejudice, hostility, or discrimination towards Jewish people on religious, cultural, or ethnic grounds; anti-Semitic.In quot. 1867 more generally: characterized by hostility towards Semites as a wider group (see Semite n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [adjective] > racist > anti-Semitic anti-Semitic1851 anti-Semite1867 1867 Jrnl. Anthropol. Soc. 5 p. xxvii With the Septuagint went a large body of strongly anti-Semite literature, such as the books of Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, and Daniel. 1880 Times 18 Nov. 8/2 An evening paper, which is at once the target and the terror of the anti-Semite Leaguers. 1925 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 286 The anti-Semite movement..is throughout Germany the most conspicuous feature of the post-war social situation. 2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Nov. 14 His anti-Semite remarks have made him a pariah. B. n. A person hostile towards or discriminating against Jewish people; an anti-Semitic person. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > racism > anti-Semitism or persecution of Jews > person Jew-hater1813 anti-Semite1880 Jew-baiter1883 1880 Jewish Chron. 23 Jan. 7/1 The New Anti-Jewish Crusades... The lecturer then traced the history of the movement in this country... He said, this elaborate theory contains about as much truth as the more philosophic theory of the German ‘Anti-Semites’. 1937 Time 18 Jan. 75/2 Chekhov was a strong supporter of Zola and the Dreyfusards, Suvorin was a professional anti-Semite. 2010 Irish Times 18 Sept. b13/1 Stalin himself was an anti-Semite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1867 |
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