islamism

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see also: Islamism

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Proper noun

1. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Islamism#English|Islamism

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Islamism

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɪzləmɪz(ə)m/

Noun

islamism

1. The religion of Muslims; Islam. [from 17th c.]
   • 1626, Samuel Purchas, Purchas his Pilgrimage, or Relations of the World, fourth edition, page 1013:

     Muhammed [...] first manifested and obserued the Religion of Islamisme [...]

2. A popular reform movement advocating the reordering of government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam. [from 20th c.]
   • 2012, Malise Ruthven, ‘Reason & Religion’, Literary Review, issue 399:

     Tibi makes an absolute distinction between Islamism, which he regards as a totalitarian political ideology resembling Nazism and communism, and Islam, the religion to which he adheres.

Synonyms

• Muslimism

Translations

• French: islamisme
• German: Islamismus
• Italian: islamismo
• Portuguese: islamismo
• Russian: ислами́зм
• Spanish: islamismo

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