Definitions for Islamɪsˈlɑm, -ˈlæm, ɪz-, ˈɪs ləm, ˈɪz-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Is•lamɪsˈlɑm, -ˈlæm, ɪz-, ˈɪs ləm, ˈɪz-(n.)
the religion of the Muslims, as set forth in the Koran, that teaches that there is only one God, Allah, and that Muhammad is His prophet.
Category: Eastern Religions
the whole body of Muslim believers, their civilization, and the countries in which theirs is the dominant religion.
Category: Eastern Religions
Origin of Islam:
1605–15; < Ar islām lit., submission (to God)
Is•lam′ic-ləˈmɪt ɪk(adj.)Is`lam•it′ic
Princeton's WordNet
Islam, Muslimism(noun)
the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
"Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism(noun)
the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
"Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
Islam(noun)ɪsˈlɑm, -ˈlæm, ɪz-, ˈɪs ləm, ˈɪz-
***a religion based on the teaching of Mohammed
Wiktionary
Islam(Noun)
An Abrahamic and monotheistic religion that originated with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad; its followers are Muslim.
Origin: اسلام. The root is the same as that of سلام.
Webster Dictionary
Islam(noun)
the religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet
Islam(noun)
the whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Islam
or Islamism, the religion of Mahomet, "that we must submit to God; that our whole strength lies in resigned submission to Him, whatsoever He do to us, for this world and the other; this is the soul of Islam; it is properly the soul of Christianity; Christianity also commands us, before all, to be resigned to God. This is yet the highest wisdom that Heaven has revealed to our earth." See "Heroes and Hero-Worship."
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Islam
A monotheistic religion promulgated by the Prophet Mohammed with Allah as the deity.
Translations for Islam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Islam(noun)
the Muslim religion.
- IslamAfrikaans

- إسْلامArabic

- ислямBulgarian

- IslãPortuguese (BR)

- islámCzech

- der IslamGerman

- islamDanish

- ισλαμισμόςGreek

- IslamSpanish

- islamEstonian

- اسلامFarsi

- islamFinnish

- IslamFrench

- אִיסלָםHebrew

- इस्लामHindi

- islamCroatian

- iszlámHungarian

- IslamIndonesian

- íslam, múhameðstrúIcelandic

- IslamItalian

- イスラム教Japanese

- 이슬람교Korean

- islamasLithuanian

- islams; musulmanismsLatvian

- IslamMalay

- islamDutch

- islamNorwegian

- islamPolish

- اسلامPersian

- اسلامPashto

- IslãoPortuguese

- islamRomanian

- исламRussian

- islamSlovak

- islamSlovenian

- islamSerbian

- islamSwedish

- ศาสนาอิสลามThai

- İslâm, MüslümanlıkTurkish

- 回教Chinese (Trad.)

- ісламUkrainian

- اسلامUrdu

- đạo HồiVietnamese

- 伊斯兰教Chinese (Simp.)

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