pre-Islamic

[ pree-is-lam-ik, -lah-mik, -iz- ]

adjective

1. existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pre-Islamic¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Were they dispossessed, their ancient, pre-Islamic communities destroyed, their families dismembered—of their own free will?

From The Daily Beast

Iranians take pride in their pre-Islamic culture and their ancient civilization.

From The Daily Beast

I want also to tell you that the Pre-Islamic legends I spoke of to you are admirably arranged for musical suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

The Pre-Islamic thinkers, however, clearly perceived that the original Principle must be dynamically conceived.

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The Arabian poetry which has been most frequently translated and written about in English is Pre-islamic poetry.

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In fact the elegy is more common among early Pre-islamic poetry than the love poem.

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It may be said of these magnificent odes, as of the Iliad and The Pre-islamic poems.

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