Islamicization

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noun

The act of making Islamic or converting to Islam.

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

nounIslamicization (usually uncountable, plural Islamicizations)

plural Islamicizations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe act of making Islamic or converting to Islam.

Origin

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

From Islamic + -ization.

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APA

Islamicization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicization

MLA

“Islamicization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamicization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamicization.

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