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

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• Muslim vs. Islam

Example Sentences

The Muslim prayer group that was disrupted was deep in the square, not on the street, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Muslims are more numerous in the north, where most militant activity has taken place during more than a decade of Islamist insurgency, while Christians are more populous in the south.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they have sparked outrage with a video circulating on social media showing Muslim men praying near Sydney's Town Hall being pushed and shoved by the police.

From Barron's

The Cave of the Patriarchs - also known as the Ibrahimi Mosque - is revered by Jews, Muslims and Christians as Abraham, Isaac and Jacob's burial place.

From BBC

There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, which is roughly divided into a mainly Muslim north, a largely Christian south, with intermingling in the middle.

From BBC

Related Words

• adherent
• believer
• devotee