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Pronunciation : Zi"on*ism
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or nationalizing purposes; -- called also Zion movement. --Zi"on*ist, n. -- Zi`on*is"tic (#), a.

[Zion + -ism.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913