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NOUN (2)

1. a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life;

2. the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran;
- Example: "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"
- Example: "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
[syn: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Islamism \Is"lam*ism\, n. [Cf. F. islamisme.]
   The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans;
   Mohammedanism; Islam.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Islamism
    n 1: a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally
         characterized by moral conservatism and the literal
         interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement
         Islamic values in all aspects of life
    2: the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in
       Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of
       Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way
       of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is
       offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad,
       founded their religion" [syn: Islam, Islamism,
       Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism]