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1. (n.) Islam
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.
2. Islam
the whole body of Muslim believers, their civilization, and the countries in which theirs is the dominant religion.
Etymology: (1605–15; < Ar islām lit., submission (to God))
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| Definition of 'Islam' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Islam, Muslimism
the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion
"Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
2. (noun) Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
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"
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1. (noun) Islam
***a religion based on the teaching of Mohammed
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| Definition of 'Islam' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Islam
the religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet
2. (noun) Islam
the whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy
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| Definitions of 'Islam' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. 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."
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| Definition of 'Islam' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Islam
A monotheistic religion promulgated by the Prophet Mohammed with Allah as the deity.
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Sense: the Muslim religion.
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 Afrikaans: Islam |
 Arabic: إسْلام |
 Bulgarian: ислям |
 Brazilian: Islã |
 Czech: islám |
 German: der Islam |
 Danish: islam |
 Greek: ισλαμισμός |
 Spanish: Islam |
 Estonian: islam |
 Farsi: اسلام |
 Finnish: islam |
 French: Islam |
 Hebrew: אִיסלָם |
 Hindi: इस्लाम |
 Croatian: islam |
 Hungarian: iszlám |
 Indonesian: Islam |
 Icelandic: íslam, múhameðstrú |
 Italian: Islam |
 Japanese: イスラム教 |
 Korean: 이슬람교 |
 Lithuanian: islamas |
 Latvian: islams; musulmanisms |
 Malay: Islam |
 Dutch: islam |
 Norwegian: islam |
 Polish: islam |
 Persian: اسلام |
 Pashto: اسلام |
 Portuguese: Islão |
 Romanian: islam |
 Russian: ислам |
 Slovak: islam |
 Slovenian: islam |
 Serbian: islam |
 Swedish: islam |
 Thai: ศาสนาอิสลาม |
 Turkish: İslâm, Müslümanlık |
 Taiwanese: 回教 |
 Ukrainian: іслам |
 Urdu: اسلام |
 Vietnamese: đạo Hồi |
 Chinese: 伊斯兰教 |
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