ethnicism

== English == === Etymology === From ethnic + -ism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛθnɪˌsɪzəm/ === 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. ==== 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. === Anagrams === Chimentis