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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Example Sentences

The U.S. is also pushing for a streamlining of Malaysia’s halal certification system, which has been a key hurdle for U.S. imports in the majority Muslim country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Maliki led Iraq after the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which led to the removal and eventual execution of Saddam Hussein who had overseen a brutal repression of Shia Muslims over three decades.

From BBC

By convention, a Shiite Muslim has been prime minister since the fall of Saddam, who ruthlessly repressed the Shiite majority in Iraq.

From Barron's

We learn that El Moro was a Muslim who lived by the sea in Valencia, then moved north and converted to Christianity.

From Literature

"This session is about helping schools understand what Ramadan means for Muslim pupils and how those values can be recognised and respected within the school setting," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• adherent
• believer
• devotee