Islam

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism.
        Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and


        Mohammed is his prophet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they
        occupy.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]