Islamist
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Islamist
- /ˈɪsləmɪst/
- /ˈɪzləmɪst/
- /-ˈlɑːmɪst/
- /-ˈlæmɪst/
noun Islamists
- A Muslim.
- A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
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A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
Similar: Islamicist, Quran thumper, Koran thumper, Koran basher, namazi, jihadi, jihadist
Similar: Mohammedan, Muslimist
adjective more Islamist · most Islamist
- Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.
- 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.
Similar: Muslimistic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: muslim, islamicist, islamic, moslem, islam, shariah, hamas, iran, islami, islamiyah, muslimite, mohammedist, islamite, mohammedan, post-muslim, moslemite
noun
Similar: Mohammedan, Muslimist
adjective
Similar: Muslimistic
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noun person with Islamic fundamentalist beliefs
| Português | islamista |
|---|---|
| Français | islamiste |
| Deutsch | Islamist, Islamistin |
| Ελληνικά | ισλαμιστής islamistís |
| Русский | ислами́ст islamíst, ислами́стка islamístka |
noun person who specializes in Islamic studies
| Italiano | islamista |
|---|
adj dated: relating to Islam
| Ελληνικά | ισλαμικός islamikós |
|---|
adj motivated by Islam in politics
| Français | islamiste |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | islamistisch |
| Ελληνικά | ισλαμιστικός islamistikós |
| Русский | ислами́стский islamístskij |
Talk about this word "Islamist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/islamist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Islamist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/islamist "Islamist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/islamist.Cite this
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