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Islamic

  1. of or pertaining to Islam
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Pronunciation: /ɪsˈlɑːmɪk/ / /ɪzˈlɑːmɪk/ / /ɪzˈlæmɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic New Latin Islāmus New Latin -icus New Latin islāmicusder.? French islamiqueder.? English Islamic From Islam + -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique.

  1. Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

    Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Arabic أَسْلَمَ (ʔaslama) Arabic إِسْلَام (ʔislām)bor. English Islam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic New Latin Islāmus New Latin -icus New Latin islāmicusder.? French islamiqueder.? English Islamic From Islam + -ic, probably after New Latin islāmicus or French islamique.

  1. An Islamist.

    This war is between the democracies of the free world and radical Islamics.