Islamist

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1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
3. EnglishIslam
4. English todayIslamist

From Islam + -ist. Compare Islamicist.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A Muslim.
• from 1910s A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.
• from 1980s A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.
• from 19th c. Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.
• from 1980s Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.