Meanings
nounphilo-Semite (plural philo-Semites)
plural philo-Semites · alternative philosemite
- A philo-Semitic person.
So I have found it to be a good rule of thumb that anyone who identifies as a philosemite is to be treated with the same amused contempt as anyone who says they love “the African people”.
2014 November 7, Hadley Freeman, “God save us from the philosemitism of Burchill, Amis and Mensch”, in The GuardianSynonyms: jewlover
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA philo-Semitic person.
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Finnish filosemiitti
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French philosémite
- philosémiteTranslations
Swedish filosemit
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philo-Semite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philo-Semite
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“philo-Semite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philo-Semite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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