English Explanatory Dictionary

Islamist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Muslim.
  2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
  3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
adj
  1. Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.
  2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪsləmɪst/ /ˈɪzləmɪst/ /-ˈlɑːmɪst/ /-ˈlæmɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Islamist.wav

Word forms

Islamist Islamists more Islamist most Islamist

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Islamist From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

Synonyms

Mohammedan Muslimist Islamicist Quran thumper Koran thumper Koran basher namazi jihadi jihadist Muslimistic

Related words

Islamic fundamentalism Islamicism

Derived words

Pan-Islamist
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