Meanings
noundhimmitude (uncountable)
- derogatoryuncountableAppeasement towards Islamic demands.
The most likely scenario for Europe isn't dhimmitude; it's a long period of tension, punctuated by spasms of violence, that makes the Continent a more unpleasant place without fundamentally transforming it.
2009 December 7, Ross Douthat, “Europe's Minaret Moment”, in New York Times
Origin
c. 1985, from French (c. 1982), from dhimmi + -tude.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French dhimmitude
- dhimmitudeappeasement towards Islamic demands
Italian dhimmitudine
- dhimmitudineappeasement towards Islamic demands
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APA
dhimmitude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmitude
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“dhimmitude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmitude. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dhimmitude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dhimmitude.
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