Moslem

/ˈmɑzləm/

Other forms: Moslems; Moslim

Definitions of Moslem

1. noun

   a believer in or follower of Islam
   synonyms: Muslim

   examples:

   Fatimah

   youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632)

   types:

   Islamist

   an orthodox Muslim

   Jihadist

   a Muslim who is involved in a jihad

   Shi'ite, Shi'ite Muslim, Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shiite Muslim

   a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

   Sunni, Sunni Muslim, Sunnite

   a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

   Moor

   one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

   assassin

   a member of a militant Muslim sect known during the Crusades for murdering enemies

   begum

   a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

   calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah

   the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state, regarded as Muhammad's successor

   fakeer, fakir, faqir, faquir

   a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man

   hakeem, hakim

   a Muslim physician

   hakim

   a Muslim ruler or governor or judge

   imam, imaum

   (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide

   mujahid

   a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad

   mujtihad

   an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts

   Mollah, Mulla, Mullah

   a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque

   Muslimah

   a Muslim woman

   Saracen

   (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades

   Sufi

   a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran

   Wahabi, Wahhabi

   a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam

   dervish

   an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements

   niqaabi

   an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family

   type of:

   religious person

   a person who manifests devotion to a deity
2. adjective

   of or relating to or supporting Islamism
   synonyms: Islamic, Muslim