moslem

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to or supporting Islamism (synset 302934823)
    "Islamic art"
    same as: islamic, muslim
Noun
  1. A believer in or follower of Islam (synset 109701687)
    is a type of: religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
    subtypes:
    • islamist - an orthodox Muslim
    • jihadist - a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
    • shi'ite, shi'ite muslim, shia muslim, shiite, shiite muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
    • sunni, sunni muslim, sunnite - a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
    • moor - one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
    • assassin - a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
    • begum - a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan
    • calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
    • fakeer, fakir, faqir, faquir - a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
    • hakeem, hakim - a Muslim physician
    • hakim - a Muslim ruler or governor or judge
    • imam, imaum - (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
    • mujahid - a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad
    • mujtihad - an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts
    • mollah, mulla, mullah - a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
    • muslimah - a Muslim woman
    • saracen - (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades
    • sufi - a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran
    • wahabi, wahhabi - a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
    specific instances: fatima, fatimah - youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)
    belongs to: islam, muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
    same as: muslim

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