different between communism vs antisemitism

English

Alternative forms

• Communism

Etymology

A calque of the German word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party, published in 1848), in turn a calque of the French word communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin comm?nis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.ju?n?zm?/

Noun

communism (countable and uncountable, plural communisms)

1. Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

   Synonym: (dated, rare) aspheterism
2. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Usage notes

• See also the definitions of Communism.

Related terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

• "communism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 73.

English

Noun

antisemitism (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of anti-Semitism

Usage notes

Often preferred by writers who want to emphasize that the historic usage of the term as it originated in Germany is specific to Jews, not to Semites generally.

Romanian

Etymology

From French antisémitisme

Noun

antisemitism n (uncountable)

1. anti-Semitism

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

anti- +? semit +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ant?s?m??t?sm/

Noun

antisemitism c

1. anti-Semitism

Declension

Related terms

• antisemit
• antisemitisk