Islamist

//ˈɪsləmɪst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Muslim. archaic
  2. 2
    an orthodox Muslim wordnet
  3. 3
    A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
  4. 4
    a scholar who is knowledgeable in Islamic studies wordnet
  5. 5
    A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. dated
  2. 2
    Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.

    "I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in the long run the Islamist extremists are going to win. Because you can't beat numbers, and you can't beat fanaticism—the willingness to die for an idea."

Synonyms

All synonyms
christianistislamicistislamicistislamiteislamiteislamitic

Example

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"Everything can and should be translated, including what far-right, racist or Islamist extremist groups don't like."

Etymology

From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

Related phrases

Pan-Islamistislamic fundamentalism

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