Islamist

plural Islamists

1. archaicA Muslim.First known use 19th c.
2. A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics.First known use 1910s
3. A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.First known use 1980s

   Synonyms: Islamicist, Quran thumper, Koran thumper, Koran basher, namazi, jihadi, jihadist

comparative more Islamist · superlative most Islamist

1. datedRelating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim.First known use 19th c.
2. Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere.First known use 1980s

   In January, Boko Haram struck Fotokol, a Cameroonian town separated by only a bridge from Gambarou, Nigeria, a stronghold of the Islamist extremists. The attackers killed more than 400 people.

   2015 March 3, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Cameroon in for long fight as its youth join Boko Haram”, in CNN

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   I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in the long run the Islamist extremists are going to win. Because you can't beat numbers, and you can't beat fanaticism—the willingness to die for an idea.

   2004, George Carlin, “THE FANATICS WILL WIN”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 134