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Muslim

a believer in Islam; also Moslem

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muslin – sturdy cotton fabric

Mus·lim

(mŭz′ləm, mo͝oz′-, mŭs′-, mo͝os′-)

1. also Mos·lem (mŏz′ləm, mŏs′-) A believer in or adherent of Islam.

2. A member of the Nation of Islam; a Black Muslim.

[Arabic muslim, one who surrenders, active participle of 'aslama, to surrender; see Islam.]

Mus′lim adj.

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Muslim

(ˈmʊzlɪm; ˈmʌz-) or

Moslem

n, pl -lims or -lim

(Islam) a follower of the religion of Islam

adj

(Islam) of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc

[C17: from Arabic, literally: one who surrenders]

ˈMuslimism, ˈMoslemism nold-fashioned derogatory

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Mus•lim

(ˈmʌz lɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs-)

also Moslem

adj., n., pl. -lims, -lim. adj.

1. of or pertaining to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.

2. an adherent of Islam.

3. Black Muslim.

[< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam]

usage: Moslem, once the more widely used form, still has currency but has declined in favor of Muslim. The use of Muhammadan in reference to Islam or its adherents is rejected by Muslims themselves, as is Muhammadanism for Islam.

Muslim

A follower of the religion of Islam. In Arabic, Muslim means one who submits (to God).

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Noun	1.	Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam Moslem 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" religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity Islamist - an orthodox Muslim Jihadist - a Muslim who is involved in a jihad Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite 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; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" 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; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
Adj.	1.	Muslim - of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" Islamic, Moslem

Translations

مسلممُسْلِممُسْلِمٌ مُسلِم مُسلِمٌ

muslimmuslimský

muslimmuslimsk

Moslem moslemisch MuslimMuslimaMuslimin

μουσουλμάνος μουσουλμανικός

musulmán musulmana mahometano

مسلممسلمان

muslimimuslimi-

musulman musulmane

muslimanmuslimanskimuslimanka

muzulmánmohamedánmuszlim

múslími

musulmano islamico musulmana

イスラム教のイスラム教徒

회교도회교의

musulmonas

musulmanis

moslim moslims islamitisch

muslim muslimsk

muzułmanin muzułmański

muçulmano

musulman

мусульманин мусульманский мусульманка

moslimmoslimskýmušelínmušelínový

muslimanmuslimankamuslimanski

muslimmuslimskmuslimisk

เกี่ยวกับมุสลิมชาวมุสลิมมุสลิม

Müslümanislâm

thuộc Hồi giáotín đồ Hồi giáo

穆斯林穆斯林的伊斯兰教信徒伊斯兰教信徒的

Muslim

[ˈmʊzlɪm ˈmʌzlɪm]

adj → musulman(e)

n → musulman(e) m/f
He's a Muslim → Il est musulman.

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Muslim

adj → mohammedanisch

n → Muslim(in) m(f), → Moslem(in) m(f); (= woman also) → Muslime f, → Moslime f

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Muslim

Moslem [ˈmʊslɪm] adj & n → musulmano/a

Muslim

(ˈmuzlim) Moslem (ˈmozləm) noun, adjective

(a person) of the religion known as Islam.

Muslim

→ مُسْلِمٌ, مُسلِم, مُسلِمٌ muslim, muslimský muslim, muslimsk Moslem, moslemisch, Muslim, muslimisch μουσουλμανικός, Μουσουλμάνος mahometano, musulmán muslimi, muslimi- musulman musliman, muslimanski musulmano イスラム教の, イスラム教徒 회교도, 회교의 islamitisch, moslim, moslims muslim, muslimsk muzułmanin, muzułmański muçulmano мусульманин, мусульманский muslim, muslimisk, muslimsk เกี่ยวกับมุสลิม, ชาวมุสลิม, มุสลิม Müslüman thuộc Hồi giáo, tín đồ Hồi giáo 穆斯林, 穆斯林的

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