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Muslim

[ muhz-lim, mooz-, moos- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.


noun

plural Muslims, Muslim.
  1. an adherent of Islam.

Muslim

/ ˈmʌz-; ˈmʊzlɪm /

noun

  1. a follower of the religion of Islam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈMuslimism, noun
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Other Words From

  • an·ti-Muslim adjective noun plural antiMuslims antiMuslim
  • half-Mus·lim adjective noun plural halfMuslims halfMuslim
  • non-Mus·lim adjective noun plural nonMuslims nonMuslim
  • pre-Mus·lim adjective noun plural preMuslims preMuslim
  • pro-Mus·lim adjective noun plural proMuslims proMuslim
  • pseu·do-Mus·lim adjective noun plural pseudoMuslims pseudoMuslim
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Muslim1

< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Muslim1

C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders
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Example Sentences

An accomplished journalist for a New Yorker-style publication with a specialty in culture and race, he’s a lapsed Muslim, unattached and mourning his late father but soldiering on.

But a vast majority of Indonesians are Muslim – and most cases of people found in violation of the EIT Law have typically related to religious minorities allegedly insulting Islam.

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According to human rights groups, there is evidence that Alawite security officers were involved in the killing and torture of thousands of Syrians, the majority of which are Sunni Muslims, during the Assad regime.

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Alawites, whose sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam, make up around 10% of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni Muslim.

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The camp's population are mostly Muslims, who are observing the holy month of Ramadan, and many were out shopping at the market, preparing to break their fast for the day.

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