English

Noun

Islamist ‎(plural Islamists)

1. (now rare) A Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. [from 1980s]

Synonyms

• (Muslim): Mohammedan (dated, now offensive), Muslimist
• (Islamic studies specialist): Islamicist
• (Islamic fundamentalist): Quran thumper, Koran thumper, Koran basher

Derived terms

• pisslamist

Translations

Adjective

Islamist ‎(comparative more Islamist, superlative most Islamist)

1. (dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. [from 19th c.]
2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. [from 1980s]

Synonyms

• Muslimistic

Translations

See also

• Islamic fundamentalism
• Islamicism

German

Noun

Islamist m ‎(genitive Islamisten, plural Islamisten, feminine Islamistin)

1. islamist

Declension

Derived terms

• Islamistengruppe

Related terms

• Islamismus
• islamistisch

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

islamist m ‎(definite singular islamisten, indefinite plural islamister, definite plural islamistene)

1. (religion) an Islamist
   • Hun hadde fortalt hvordan SÄK hadde tatt over etterforskningen fra lenskrim, og at man med skjellig grunn hadde arrestert en gruppe med islamister som man fryktet ikke bare sto bak hendelsene omkring Lantz og Sjöstrand, men også hadde forårsaket Lennart Ekwalls tragedie.

References

• “islamist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From islam +‎ -ist

Noun

islamist m ‎(definite singular islamisten, indefinite plural islamistar, definite plural islamistane)

1. (religion) an Islamist

References

• “islamist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.