Pan-Islam

noun

A Pan-Islamic union, comprising all Islamic groups in the world.

OriginEnglish Islam ← Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām) ← Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) →
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Meanings

nounPan-Islam (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Pan-Islamic union, comprising all Islamic groups in the world.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Arabicأَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama)
  8. Arabicإِسْلَام (ʔislām)
  9. EnglishIslam
  10. EnglishPan-Islam

From pan- + Islam.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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