Associations to the word «Islamist»
Noun
- Militant
- Jihad
- Sunni
- Islamic
- Insurgency
- Laden
- Moderate
- Brotherhood
- Shia
- Chechen
- Insurgent
- Radical
- Somalia
- Mali
- Caliphate
- Separatist
- Terrorism
- Terrorist
- Islam
- Levant
- Gama
- Tripoli
- Algeria
- Ideology
- Libya
- Cleric
- Palestinian
- Ut
- Muslim
- Gao
- Sheikh
- Gaza
- Mohamed
- Uzbek
- Nationalist
- Nasser
- Guerrilla
- Gunman
- Abu
- Mohammed
- Militia
- Caucasus
- Egyptian
- Bombing
- Tunisia
- Syria
- Saudi
- Ahmed
- Governorate
- Wal
- Pakistani
- Activist
- Syrian
- Faction
- Bin
- Lebanese
- Aleppo
- Kurd
- Hassan
- Sudan
- Afghanistan
- Al
- Overthrow
- Quran
- Hussein
- Omar
- Rebel
- Imam
- Iraq
- Tajikistan
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
ISLAMIST, noun. (now) (rare) A Muslim. [from 19th c.]
ISLAMIST, noun. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]
ISLAMIST, noun. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]
ISLAMIST, adjective. (dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. [from 19th c.]
ISLAMIST, adjective. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]
Dictionary definition
ISLAMIST, noun. A scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies.
ISLAMIST, noun. An orthodox Muslim.
Wise words
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