Palestinology

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noun

The academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land.

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Meanings

nounPalestinology (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableThe academic study of Biblical archaeology in the Holy Land.

    In his second year he continued under the same professors and participated in an extensive course in Palestinology with Prof. Samuel Klein.

    1991, Daniel Levine, The Birth of the Irgun Zvai Leumi: A Jewish Liberation Movement, page 56
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    Robinson became the founder of modern Palestinology. The account of his journey of 1838, Biblical Researches in Palestine, received from the Royal Geographical Society of London their Patron's Gold Medal, […]

    2012, James B. Pritchard, Archaeology and the Old Testament, page 57

    The field of knowledge in which Hori claimed to be an authority was Palestinology. The contents of the missive show that Hori certainly knew his stuff.

    2020, Emmet Sweeney, The Theban Empire, volume 3, page 176

Origin

From Palestine + -ology.

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Palestinology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palestinology

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“Palestinology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palestinology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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