Islamism

2 definitions found

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

  Islamism \Is"lam*ism\, n. [Cf. F. islamisme.]
     The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans;
     Mohammedanism; Islam.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Islamism
       n 1: 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
       2: 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: {Islam}, {Muslimism}, {Muhammadanism}, {Mohammedanism},
           {Mohammadanism}]
       3: 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: {Islam}, {Mohammedanism}, {Muhammadanism},
           {Muslimism}]