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   Zionism

   /ˈzʌɪənɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. It was established as a political organization in 1897 under Theodor Herzl, and was later led by Chaim Weizmann.
   • 2. (in southern Africa) a religious movement represented by a group of independent Churches which practise a form of Christianity incorporating elements of traditional African beliefs.
   • ▪ the beliefs and practices of the African Zionist movement.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Zion + -ism, apparently after German Zionismus.

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • Z

     10

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • M

     3

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