Muslim

[muhz-lim, moo z-, moo s-]

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adjective

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

noun, plural Mus·lims, Mus·lim.

an adherent of Islam.
Black Muslim.

Also Moslem, Muslem (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of Muslim

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

Related formshalf-Mus·lim, adjectivenon-Mus·lim, adjective, noun, plural non-Mus·lims, non-Mus·lim.pre-Mus·lim, adjective, nounpro-Mus·lim, adjective, nounpseu·do-Mus·lim, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for muslim

Contemporary Examples

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President
Pierre Assouline
January 9, 2015
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President
Pierre Assouline
January 9, 2015
In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
In Defense of Blasphemy
Michael Tomasky
January 9, 2015
The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.
In Defense of Blasphemy
Michael Tomasky
January 9, 2015
He sees himself as the first Muslim president of all Europe.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President
Pierre Assouline
January 9, 2015

Historical Examples

But Habeebah had remained a Muslim, and she was for calling the Imam.
The Scapegoat
Hall Caine
To thee I need no excuse if thou'lt but remember that like thyself I was not born a Muslim.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
Then deliberately and after the fashion of the Muslim he was become he spat upon it.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
A Muslim marriage is not binding upon a Christian, and I shall account it no marriage.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini
When his galley was captured by Muslim corsairs he took the only way of escape that offered.
The Sea-Hawk
Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for muslim

Muslim

Moslem

noun plural -lims or -lim

a follower of the religion of Islam

adjective

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

Derived FormsMuslimism or Moslemism, noun old-fashioned, derogatory

Word Origin

C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders

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Word Origin and History for muslim

Muslim

1610s (n.), 1777 (adj.), from Arabic muslim "one who submits" (to the faith), from root of aslama "he resigned." Related to Islam.

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Examples from the Web for muslim

Contemporary Examples

Indeed, every teacher is expected to be a Muslim by birth or conversion.

Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.

In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.

The governor of Punjab province, a Muslim man, called publicly for leniency for her.

He sees himself as the first Muslim president of all Europe.

Historical Examples

But Habeebah had remained a Muslim, and she was for calling the Imam.

To thee I need no excuse if thou'lt but remember that like thyself I was not born a Muslim.

Then deliberately and after the fashion of the Muslim he was become he spat upon it.

A Muslim marriage is not binding upon a Christian, and I shall account it no marriage.

When his galley was captured by Muslim corsairs he took the only way of escape that offered.

Muslim

Moslem

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for muslim

Muslim

Origin of Muslim