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Muslims'
Mus·lim
/
ˈmʌz
lɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs-
/
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[
muhz
-lim,
m
oo
z
-,
m
oo
s
-
]
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adjective,
noun,
plural
Mus·lims,
Mus·lim.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the
religion
, law, or
civilization
of Islam.
noun
2.
an adherent of Islam.
3.
Black Muslim
.
Also,
Moslem
,
Muslem
(for defs 1, 2).
Origin:
<
Arabic,
literally, a person who submits. See
Islam
Related forms
half-Mus·lim,
adjective
non-Mus·lim,
adjective,
noun,
plural
non-Mus·lims,
non-Mus·lim.
pre-Mus·lim,
adjective,
noun
pro-Mus·lim,
adjective,
noun
pseu·do-Mus·lim,
adjective,
noun
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Collins
World English Dictionary
Muslim
or
Moslem
(ˈmʊzlɪm, ˈmʌz-)
—
n
,
pl
-lims
,
-lim
1.
a follower of the religion of Islam
—
adj
2.
of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc
[C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders]
Moslem
or
Moslem
—
n
—
adj
[C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders]
'Muslimism
or
Moslem
—
n
'Moslemism
or
Moslem
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
Muslim
1615 (n.), 1777 (adj.), from Arabic muslim "one who submits" (to the faith), from root of alsama "he resigned." Related to Islam (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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