islamism

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Islamism^¹

/ˈɪzləmɪz(ə)m/ UK
/ɪzˈlɑːmɪz(ə)m/ UK
/ɪzˈlæmɪz(ə)m/ UK

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Appearing in English in the 1740s, from French islamisme (1720s), paralleling the French christianisme and judaïsme. By surface analysis, Islam + -ism.

noun Islamisms · Islamisme

countable, dated, uncountable The religion of Muslims; Islam. Muhammed [...] first manifested and obserued the Religion of Islamisme [...]
countable, uncountable A popular reform movement advocating the reordering of government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam. Tibi makes an absolute distinction between Islamism, which he regards as a totalitarian political ideology resembling Nazism and communism, and Islam, the religion to which he adheres.
broadly, countable, uncountable Islamic fundamentalism, especially the forms that promote violence, hostility, and persecution of non-believers.
Similar: Muslimism

islamism^²

proper noun

rare Alternative letter-case form of Islamism

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noun Islamic fundamentalism

Español	islamismo
한국어	이슬람주의 iseullamjuui
日本語	イスラム主義 isuramushugi
中文	伊斯蘭主義 /伊斯兰主义 yīsīlánzhǔyì
हिन्दी	इस्लामियत islāmiyat, इस्लामवाद islāmvād
Português	islamismo
Français	islamisme
Deutsch	Islamismus
Italiano	islamismo
Ελληνικά	ισλαμισμός islamismós
Română	islamism
Русский	ислами́зм islamízm
Tiếng Việt	chủ nghĩa Hồi giáo
العربية	إسْلَامَوِيَّة ʔislāmawiyya, إِسْلَام سِيَاسِيّ ʔislām siyāsiyy
עברית	אִסְלָאמִיזְם islamízm

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@misc{islamism_2026,
  title = {islamism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/islamism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}