Islamist

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See also: islamist

English

Etymology

From Islam +‎ -ist. Compare Islamicist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪsləmɪst/, /ˈɪzləmɪst/, /-ˈlɑːmɪst/, /-ˈlæmɪst/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

Islamist (plural Islamists)

  1. (now rare) A Muslim.
  2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
  3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.

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Adjective

Islamist (comparative more Islamist, superlative most Islamist)

  1. (dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.
  2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.

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Noun

Islamist m (weak, genitive Islamisten, plural Islamisten, feminine Islamistin)

  1. islamist

Declension

Declension of Islamist
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Islamist die Islamisten
genitive eines des Islamisten der Islamisten
dative einem dem Islamisten den Islamisten
accusative einen den Islamisten die Islamisten

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Further reading

  • “Islamist” in Duden online
  • “Islamist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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