what does Islamism mean?
ISLAMISM as NOUN
- Meaning
- the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran
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- the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion
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- Meaning
- the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life
- the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia
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- Meaning
- a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
Hypernyms(s) Islamism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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