moslem
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a believer in or follower of IslamSynonyms: Muslim
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), a. Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, Moslem lands; the Moslem faith. [1913 Webster]
Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), n.; pl. Moslems (m[o^]z"l[e^]mz), or collectively Moslem. [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. Islam, Mussulman.] An adherent of Islam; a Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also muslim.] "Heaps of slaughtered Moslem." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck. [1913 Webster]