Anti-Semitism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anti-Semitism \An`ti-Sem"i*tism\, n.
     Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is
     sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing
     antisemitism. -- {An`ti-Sem"ite}, n. -- {An`ti-Sem*it"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anti-Semitism
       n : the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people