Support or predisposition in favor of Semitic peoples, especially Jews. Accusations of Semitism were leveled at the editor after the pro-Jewish article appeared.
The cultural or ethnic traits characteristic of Semitic peoples. Scholars have noted distinct Semitism in the community's folk music.
A linguistic feature, idiom, or construction typical of a Semitic language found in another language. Several Semitisms in the Greek manuscript suggest a Hebrew original.