Islamicism

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noun

Islamic studies

OriginEnglish Islamic ← French islamiqueder.? ← New Latin islāmicusder.? →
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Meanings

nounIslamicism (usually uncountable, plural Islamicisms)

plural Islamicisms

  1. uncountableusuallyIslamic studies
  2. uncountableusuallyIslamic fundamentalism

Origin

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  5. LatinIslāmus
  6. New Latinislāmicusder.?
  7. Frenchislamiqueder.?
  8. EnglishIslamic
  9. EnglishIslamicism

From Islamic + -ism.

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APA

Islamicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicism

MLA

“Islamicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamicism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicism.

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