Philo-muslim
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Supporting or favouring Muslims.
"Frederick - notorious among his contemporaries for his philo-Muslim tendencies; more than one pope accused him of being a Saracen himself - possessed a robust appetite for the Islamic sciences, and communicated amiably with Muslim leaders and philosophers during his career as monarch."
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More examples"Frederick - notorious among his contemporaries for his philo-Muslim tendencies; more than one pope accused him of being a Saracen himself - possessed a robust appetite for the Islamic sciences, and communicated amiably with Muslim leaders and philosophers during his career as monarch."
Etymology
From philo- + Muslim.
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