pre-Islamic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pre-Islamic
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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A self-described “chunky kid” growing up in pre-Islamic Revolution times, Panahi was cast due to his build in a short film produced by Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
Zarqa Al Yamama is the story of a blue-eyed tribal matriarch with the gift of foreseeing the future in pre-Islamic Arabia.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
The country has been ruled by hard-line clerics who preach a strict version of Islam since the 1979 Islamic revolution, who discouraged people from following pre-Islamic feasts and traditions.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
I made Nowruz, a pre-Islamic Zoroastrian tradition where Iranians gather with family and friends to celebrate the first day of spring, a part of our family traditions.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022
Later I would learn, when I had read and studied Islam a good deal, that, unconsciously, my first pre-Islamic submission had been manifested.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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