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Anglo-Israelism

noun

Definition of Anglo-Israelism

: the theory that the Anglo-Saxon peoples are descendants of the 10 lost tribes of Israel

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First Known Use of Anglo-Israelism

1869, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Anglo-Israelism

Anglo- + Israel + English -ism

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