Semitic — [[t]sɪmɪ̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Semitic languages are a group of languages that include Arabic and Hebrew. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Semitic people belong to one of the groups of people who speak a Semitic language. ...the Semitic races. 3) ADJ: usu… … English dictionary
Semitic — Sem*it ic, a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.] [1913 Webster] {Semitic language}, a name used to designate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Semitic language — Semitic Sem*it ic, a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.] [1913 Webster] {Semitic language}, a name used to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Semitic — In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical Shem , Hebrew: שם, translated as name , Arabic: ساميّ) was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages.This family includes… … Wikipedia
An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races — (1853 ndash;1855) by Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau is a voluminous work; while originally intended as a work of philosophical enquiry, it is today considered as one of the earliest examples of scientific racism. Expanding upon Boulainvilliers… … Wikipedia
RACE, THEORY OF — In the 18th century the founding fathers of anthropology almost all believed that the human races differed in innate intelligence, or even in virtue. Obviously the idea of such racial differences is far older than the first attempts at their… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Elohim — • The common name for God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Elohim Elohim † Catholic … Catholic encyclopedia
Shem — (Hebrew Name|שֵׁם|Šem|Šēm ; Greek: Σημ, Sēm ; Arabic: ar. سام ; Ge ez: ሴም, Sēm ; renown; prosperity; name ) was one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second … Wikipedia
Astrology — • The supposed science which determines the influence of the stars, especially of the five older planets, on the fate of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Astrology Astrology … Catholic encyclopedia