Islamist

Etymology

From Islam +‎ -ist. Compare Islamicist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪsləmɪst/, /ˈɪzləmɪst/, /-ˈlɑːmɪst/, /-ˈlæmɪst/

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Noun

Islamist (plural Islamists)

1. (now rare) A Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

Adjective

Islamist (comparative more Islamist, superlative most Islamist)

1. (dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]
   • 2004, George Carlin, “THE FANATICS WILL WIN”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 134:

     I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in the long run the Islamist extremists are going to win. Because you can't beat numbers, and you can't beat fanaticism—the willingness to die for an idea.

See also

• Islamic fundamentalism
• Islamicism

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Noun

Islamist m (weak, genitive Islamisten, plural Islamisten, feminine Islamistin)

1. islamist

Further reading

• “Islamist” in Duden online
• “Islamist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache