Muslim

American  

[muhz-lim, mooz-, moos-] / ˈmʌz lɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs- /

adjective

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

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noun

plural

Muslims, Muslim

1. an adherent of Islam.

2. Black Muslim.

Muslim British  

/ ˈmʌz-, ˈmʊzlɪm /

noun

1. a follower of the religion of Islam

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adjective

1. of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc

Other Word Forms

• Muslimism noun
• anti-Muslim adjectiveanti-Muslim, anti-Muslims
• half-Muslim adjectivehalf-Muslim, half-Muslims
• non-Muslim adjectivenon-Muslim, non-Muslims
• pre-Muslim adjectivepre-Muslim, pre-Muslims
• pro-Muslim adjectivepro-Muslim, pro-Muslims
• pseudo-Muslim adjectivepseudo-Muslim, pseudo-Muslims

Etymology

Origin of Muslim

< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam

Compare meaning

How does muslim compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• Muslim vs. Islam

Example Sentences

"We democratically elected a mayor who is Muslim -- and that's New York. We have different cultures, and we have to celebrate those cultures."

From Barron's

He is also designated as the pre-eminent authority for the world’s roughly 200 million Shia Muslims.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ngoshe is a mainly Muslim community and the attack reportedly took place in the evening, while many people were breaking their Ramadan fast.

From BBC

He believes the domestic market for sheep meat is going to keep driving forward, in large part thanks to demand from the increasing number of Muslim people in the UK.

From BBC

Thousands of people live in Beirut’s southern suburbs, which are predominantly Shiite Muslim.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• adherent
• believer
• devotee