Meanings
nounIslamicist (plural Islamicists)
plural Islamicists
- An expert or scholar in Islam.First known use 1950s
- An Islamic fundamentalist.First known use 1960s
adjectiveIslamicist (comparative more Islamicist, superlative most Islamicist)
comparative more Islamicist · superlative most Islamicist
- Pertaining to Islamic scholarship.First known use 1960s
- Pertaining to Islamic fundamentalism.First known use 1970s
With strong US support, the Bouteflika regime has to some extent been successful in suppressing the Islamicist revolt, winning over the pious middle classes, and providing the Pentagon with a staunch ally in the war on terror […].
2006, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 16
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
- Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
- EnglishIslam
- Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
- LatinIslāmus
- New Latinislāmicusder.?
- Frenchislamiqueder.?
- EnglishIslamic
- EnglishIslamicist
From Islamic + -ist. Compare Islamist.
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APA
Islamicist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicist
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“Islamicist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamicist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicist.
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