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.

2. Black Muslim.

Muslim

/ ˈmʌz-, ˈmʊzlɪm /

noun

1. a follower of the religion of Islam

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• anti-Muslim adjective
• half-Muslim adjective
• non-Muslim adjective
• pre-Muslim adjective
• pro-Muslim adjective
• pseudo-Muslim adjective
• Muslimism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Muslim¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Muslim¹

C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders

Example Sentences

A Lebanese man has gone on trial in Celle, northern Germany, accused of being a member of Hezbollah - a Shia Muslim group whose military wing is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the EU.

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"They are rich men who will pay the Serb forces in Sarajevo to let them shoot at some Muslims," Subasic said.

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France is home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel and the United States, as well as one of the largest Muslim communities in the European Union.

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It is the scene of numerous conflicts, including jihadist insurgencies, which kill both Christians and Muslims, often indiscriminately.

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Adnan Hussain said he would be "stepping away" from the steering group of the movement currently operating under the name Your Party - citing a "toxic" culture particularly towards "Muslim men".

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Related Words

• adherent 
• believer 
• devotee