dhimmitude

English

Etymology

c. 1985, from French (c. 1982), from dhimmi + -tude.

Noun

dhimmitude (uncountable)

1. (derogatory) Appeasement towards Islamic demands.
   • 2009 December 7, Ross Douthat, “Europe's Minaret Moment”, in New York Times:

     The most likely scenario for Europe isn't dhimmitude; it's a long period of tension, punctuated by spasms of violence, that makes the Continent a more unpleasant place without fundamentally transforming it.

Related terms

• dhimma
• dhimmi

Translations

appeasement towards Islamic demands

• French: dhimmitude (fr) f
• Italian: dhimmitudine f

See also

• Dhimmitude on Wikipedia.Wikipedia