Islamist

Meaning

1. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
4. A Muslim.
5. Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Islamist From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

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