English noun: Islam | |||
1. | Islam (group) the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion | ||
Samples | Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia. | ||
Synonyms | Muslimism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | civilisation, civilization | ||
Member holonym | Islamist, Moslem, Muslim, Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam, Sunni, Sunni Islam | ||
Domain category members | fatwah, sigeh | ||
2. | Islam (cognition) 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 | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | monotheism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Mahdism, Salafi movement, Salafism, Shiism, Wahabism, Wahhabism | ||
Domain category members | Beelzebub, Caaba, Devil, djinn, djinni, djinny, eblis, genie, Had crime, Hadith, hadith, halal, halal, houri, imam, imaum, Islam Nation, Islamic Ummah, jinnee, jinni, Kaaba, kismat, kismet, Lucifer, Mahdi, masjid, mihrab, mihrab, mosque, musjid, Muslim Ummah, Old Nick, paynim, pillar of Islam, Prince of Darkness, Ramadan, Satan, shaitan, shaytan, Sunna, Sunnah, Ta'ziyeh, Tazir crime, the Tempter, Umma, Ummah | ||