Islamist

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Noun

Islamist (plural Islamists)

1. (now, rare) A Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

Synonyms

• (Muslim) Mohammedan (dated, now offensive), Muslimist
• (Islamic studies specialist) Islamicist
• (Islamic fundamentalist) Quran thumper, Koran thumper, Koran basher

Translations

• French: islamiste
• German: Islamist, Islamistin
• Russian: ислами́ст

Translations

• Italian: islamista

Adjective

Islamist

1. (dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

Synonyms

• Muslimistic

Translations

• French: islamiste
• German: islamistisch
• Russian: ислами́стский

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