ethnicism
English
Etymology
Noun
ethnicism (countable and uncountable, plural ethnicisms)
- An emphasis upon ethnic identity.
- Prejudice based on ethnic origin.
- (obsolete) heathenism; pagan superstition.
- (by extension, rare) religions from Antiquity regarded collectively apart from Christianity and Judaism.
- (by extension, rare) the characteristics of these religions.
- (by extension, rare) religions from Antiquity regarded collectively apart from Christianity and Judaism.
Synonyms
- (emphasis upon ethnic identity):
- (prejudice): See Thesaurus:racism or Thesaurus:prejudice
- (pagan superstition):
Further reading
- “ethnicism”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.