Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), n.; pl. Moslems
(m[o^]z"l[e^]mz), or collectively Moslem. [Ar. muslim a
true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit
to God, to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. Islam,
Mussulman.]
An adherent of Islam; a Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan.
[Written also muslim.] "Heaps of slaughtered Moslem."
--Macaulay.
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They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.
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Muslim \Mus"lim\, n. & a.
See Moslem.
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Muslim
adj : of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
[syn: Moslem, Islamic]
n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: Moslem, Mohammedan,
Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist]
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Islam \Is"lam\, n. [Ar. isl[=a]m obedience to the will of God,
submission, humbling one's self, resigning one's self to the
divine disposal. Cf. Moslem.]
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1. The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism.
Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and
Mohammed is his prophet.
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2. The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they
occupy.
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Mohammedanism \Mo*ham"med*an*ism\, Mohammedism \Mo*ham"med*ism\
, prop. n.
The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed,
contained in the Koran; Islamism; Islam. The term Islam is
preferred by most Moslems, and some find the term
Mohammedanism to be offensive, as they worship Allah, not
Mohammed.
[1913 Webster +PJC] Mohammedanize
Islam
n 1: 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 [syn: Islamism, Muslimism, Muhammadanism,
Mohammedanism, Mohammadanism]
2: 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; "the term Muhammadanism is
offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad,
founded their religion" [syn: Islamism, Mohammedanism,
Muhammadanism, Muslimism]
I like your use of Webster, but the only problem is when confronted with these definitions, the typical IslamoFacist will state 'that is what you say it is, not what it really it.' When you attempt to pin it down, you have better luck catching a greased pig.