Phoenicianism

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proper noun

The belief that the ancient Phoenician civilization was the primary ethnic and cultural foundation of the modern Lebanese people, as opposed to later Arab immigration.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The belief that the ancient Phoenician civilization was the primary ethnic and cultural foundation of the modern Lebanese people, as opposed to later Arab immigration.
  2. rhetoricAn idiom from the Phoenician language.

Origin

From Phoenician + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phoenicianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phoenicianism.

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