Sekirov Dictionary

Islamist

/ˈɪsləmɪst/

noun 3
adjective 2
forms 3

noun3

A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
(no longer used) A Muslim.

adjective2

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Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.
- In January, Boko Haram struck Fotokol, a Cameroonian town separated by only a bridge from Gambarou, Nigeria, a stronghold of the Islamist extremists. The attackers killed more than 400 people. — 2015
(old-fashioned) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.

forms

Islamists · more Islamist · most Islamist

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