Islamophilia

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noun

Love or admiration of (the values of) Islam or of Islamic civilization.

Similar
Muslimophilia
Opposite
Islamophobia
OriginAncient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English Islamo- →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounIslamophilia (uncountable)
  1. derogatorysometimesuncountableLove or admiration of (the values of) Islam or of Islamic civilization.

    Synonyms: Muslimophilia · Antonyms: Islamophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLove or admiration of (the values of) Islam or of Islamic civilization.

Similar
Muslimophilia
Opposite
Islamophobia

Origin

  1. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  2. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  3. EnglishIslam
  4. EnglishIslamo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
  7. Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
  8. Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
  9. EnglishIslamophilia

From Islamo- + -philia.

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APA

Islamophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamophilia

MLA

“Islamophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamophilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Islamophilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Islamophilia.

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