Islamophile

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noun

One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.

Similar
Muslimophilephilo-Muslim
OriginAncient Greek φίλος (phílos) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s ← English Islamo- →
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Meanings

nounIslamophile (plural Islamophiles)

plural Islamophiles

  1. One (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.

    Synonyms: Muslimophile, philo-Muslim

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne (especially one who is not an adherent of Islam) who loves Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture.

Similar
Muslimophilephilo-Muslim

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 Greekφίλος (phílos)
  8. EnglishIslamophile

From Islamo- + -phile.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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