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Mos·lem
(mŏz′ləm, mŏs′-)n.
Variant of Muslim..
[Arabic muslim; see Muslim.]
Mos′lem adj.
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Moslem
(ˈmɒzləm)nadj, pl -lems or -lem
(Islam) an old-fashioned variant of Muslim
ˈMoslemism narchaic
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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.
n. 2. an adherent of Islam.
[< 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.
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| Noun | 1. | Moslem - a believer in or follower of Islam 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" 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 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | Moslem - of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" |
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Moslem
noun see Islam
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Translations
muslimmuslimský
muslimmuslimsk
MoslemmoslemischMuselmann
muslimimuslimi-
muslimanmuslimanski
イスラム教のイスラム教徒
회교도회교의
moslimmoslimský
muslimmuslimisk
เกี่ยวกับมุสลิมชาวมุสลิม
thuộc Hồi giáotín đồ Hồi giáo
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Moslem
→ مُسْلِمٌ, مُسلِمٌ muslim, muslimský muslim, muslimsk Moslem, moslemisch μουσουλμανικός, Μουσουλμάνος mahometano muslimi, muslimi- musulman musliman, muslimanski musulmano イスラム教の, イスラム教徒 회교도, 회교의 moslim, moslims muslim, muslimsk muzułmanin, muzułmański muçulmano мусульманин, мусульманский muslim, muslimisk เกี่ยวกับมุสลิม, ชาวมุสลิม Müslüman thuộc Hồi giáo, tín đồ Hồi giáo 穆斯林, 穆斯林的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009