Islamicist en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪzˈlamɪsɪst/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Latin Islāmus Latin -icus New Latin islāmicusder.? French islamiqueder.? English Islamic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Islamicist From Islamic + -ist. Compare Islamist.
Meanings
- Pertaining to Islamic scholarship.
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Pertaining to Islamic fundamentalism.
With strong US support, the Bouteflika regime has to some extent been successful in suppressing the Islamicist revolt, winning over the pious middle classes, and providing the Pentagon with a staunch ally in the war on terror […].
2006, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Islamicist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Islamicist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |