Associations to the word «Islamist»

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

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca