Islamite

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noun

A Muslim.

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MohammedanIslamistIslamitic
OriginEnglish Islam ← Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām) →
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Meanings

nounIslamite (plural Islamites)

plural Islamites

  1. A Muslim.
adjectiveIslamite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIslamic.

    Synonyms: Mohammedan, Islamist, Islamitic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveIslamic.

Similar
MohammedanIslamistIslamitic
Also see
islamiticislamitish

Origin

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

From Islam + -ite.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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