Moslem

3 definitions found

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

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

  Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), a.
     Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, Moslem
     lands; the Moslem faith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Moslem
       adj : of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
             [syn: {Muslim}, {Islamic}]
       n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Mohammedan},
            {Muhammedan}, {Muhammadan}, {Islamist}]