Zionisticadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective Zionistic mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective Zionistic, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective Zionistic?
| 1890 | 0.016 |
| 1900 | 0.017 |
| 1910 | 0.017 |
| 1920 | 0.016 |
| 1930 | 0.018 |
| 1940 | 0.019 |
| 1950 | 0.016 |
| 1960 | 0.014 |
| 1970 | 0.012 |
| 1980 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 0.0096 |
| 2010 | 0.0087 |
How is the adjective Zionistic pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective Zionistic come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the adjective Zionistic is in the 1880s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zionistic is from 1887, in Unity (Chicago).
Zionistic is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: Zion n., ‑istic suffix.
Nearby entries
- zinnober green, n.1879–
- zinnwaldite, n.1850–
- zino, n.1982–
- Zinovievite, adj. & n.1936–
- Zinoviev letter, n.1924–
- Zion, n.Old English–
- Zion Curtain, n.1951–
- Zioner, n.1681–1760
- Zionism, n.1896–
- Zionist, n. & adj.a1649–
- Zionistic, adj.1887–
- Zionite, n.1596–
- Zionless, adj.1908
- Zionward, adv.1647–
- Zionwards, adv.1674–
- zip, n.² & adj.1900–
- zip, n.³1962–
- zip, n.⁴1968–
- zip, v.¹1852–
- zip, v.²1964–
- zip, int. & n.¹1678–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1.1887† Apparently used in the context of Nonconformist Christianity (cf. Zion n. 2, Zionist n. A.1), but the precise meaning is unclear. Obsolete. rare.The text cited in quot. 1887 is a Unitarian publication.
- 1887
The book is largely biblical, but is not Zionistic.
Unity (Chicago) 15 January 256/2
- 2.1894–Relating to or advocating Zionism (Zionism n. 1); = Zionist adj.
- 1894
The ‘Zionistic’ movement for the colonization of which the Juedische Volkszeitung..is the German organ, is increasing among the Jewish young people.
Peculiar People June 64 - 1919
His Zionistic activity began in 1875,..when he collected from the Jews of Radom..a large sum of money for the Jewish settlements of Palestine.
B. L. Gordon, New Judea p. xlvi - 2010
Many of the residents of Gush Etzion are Orthodox Jews from America, who are among the most Zionistic citizens in Israel.
S. J. Kramer, Encountering Israel 193
- pan-Slavic1848–Of, relating to, or involving all Slavs or Slavonic-speaking peoples; of, relating to, or advocating pan-Slavism.
- pan-Slavistic1848–= pan-Slavic, adj.
- pan-Slavonic1848–= pan-Slavic, adj.
- Panhellenist1850–Of or relating to a Panhellenist; characterized by Panhellenism.
- pan-Arab1881–Of, relating to, representing, or involving all Arab peoples or states, or all speakers of Arabic; advocating pan-Arabism.
- pan-Arabic1881–= pan-Arab, adj.
- pan-Africander1884–Of or relating to all Afrikaners; of, relating to, or designating a government or state which would include all South Africans of Dutch descent or…
- Zionistic1894–Relating to or advocating Zionism (Zionism, n. 1); = Zionist, adj.
- Zionist1896–Of or relating to Zionism (Zionism, n. 1); designating a Zionist (sense A.2).
- pan-Germanistic1903–Of, relating to, or advocating of pan-Germanism.
- Africanistic1904–Of, relating to, or characteristic of Africa or Africans; spec. of or relating to Africanism.
- Arab nationalist1913–a. n. An adherent or advocate of Arab nationalism; b. adj. of or relating to Arab nationalism.
- pan-Germanist1916–Of, relating to, or characterized by pan-Germanism.
- Ottomanizing1917–
- Yiddishist1920–Of or relating to Yiddishism or Yiddishists; advocating or promoting Yiddish culture or language.
- pan-Arabist1956–Advocating pan-Arabism; sympathetic to the views of pan-Arabists. Cf. pan-Arab, adj.
- Arabist1957–Of or relating to Arab nationalism; pan-Arabist; (also) supporting Arab interests or causes, pro-Arab.
- pan-Africanist1957–Of, relating to, or advocating pan-Africanism.
- Africanist1958–Of, relating to, or characterized by African nationalism; espousing Africanism.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
Zionistic typically occurs about 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
Zionistic is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of Zionistic, adj., 1890–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.016 |
| 1900 | 0.017 |
| 1910 | 0.017 |
| 1920 | 0.016 |
| 1930 | 0.018 |
| 1940 | 0.019 |
| 1950 | 0.016 |
| 1960 | 0.014 |
| 1970 | 0.012 |
| 1980 | 0.01 |
| 1990 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 0.0096 |
| 2010 | 0.0087 |