Mu'tazili

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Mu'tazili. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Mu'tazili, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Mu'tazili in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Mu'tazili you have here. The definition of the word Mu'tazili will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMu'tazili, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Arabic مُعْتَزِلِيّ (muʕtaziliyy).

Adjective

Mu'tazili (comparative more Mu'tazili, superlative most Mu'tazili)

  1. (Islam, historical) Of or relating to the Mu'tazila.
    • 2002, Ira M. Lapidus, A History of Islamic Societies, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 89:
      They rejected the Mu'tazili notion of the createdness of the Quran, affirmed the contrary – its uncreatedness – and made this a fundamental tenet of faith, as a way of asserting the superiority of the Quran to all human reasoning and knowledge.

Translations

Noun

Mu'tazili (plural Mu'tazilis)

  1. (Islam, historical) A follower of Mu'tazili Islam.

Translations

Synonyms