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What does racism mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word racism? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. The belief in distinct human races with each having their intrinsic attributes.
  2. The belief that one race or ethnic group is superior or inferior to another race or group of races.
  3. Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity.
  4. (sociology) A hierarchical system that benefits one race at the expense of all others.
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To finish on another contradiction, what sense does racism make in a world both disunited and united by globalism?
Anti-Arab racism does not emanate from a single source, and certainly is not limited to passions stemming from the Arab-Israeli conflict.
We're not accepting or tolerating homophobia, xenophobia, racism, any of that.
It is up to all of us to demonstrate our abhorrence of sectarianism, discrimination and racism.
The riots were an explosion of raw anger against the racism and brutality of the police, and the continued denial of basic civil rights.
A comprehensive rethink that puts tackling racism at a Cabinet level along with the other measures will be a quantum leap forward.

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