Islamism

[ is-lah-miz-uhm, iz-, is-luh-miz-, iz- ]

noun

1. the religion or culture of Islam.

Islamism

/ ˈɪzləmɪzm /

noun

1. support of or advocacy for Islamic fundamentalism

Word History and Origins

Origin of Islamism¹

First recorded in 1740–50; Islam + -ism

Example Sentences

Yet the ostensibly non-violent versions of Islamism are patronized as antidotes to Al Qaeda and violent extremism.

From The Daily Beast

Erdogan has roundly denied the charges of Islamism and authoritarianism.

From The Daily Beast

Erdogan has become the prime target of the demonstrators, for what they claim is his authoritarianism and Islamism.

From The Daily Beast

We know the enemy is not Islam, but is totalitarian Islamism.

From The Daily Beast

Only the advancement of liberal democracy could serve as an antidote to the noxious strains of Islamism emanating from the region.

From The Daily Beast

They were condemned on confessions of Islamism and paganism, extorted by the rack, and afterwards retracted.

From Project Gutenberg

The fall of Islamism does not imply the downfall of Turkish rule.

From Project Gutenberg

So far, then, nothing was said to the initiate in contradiction to the broad tenets of orthodox Islamism.

From Project Gutenberg

They have founded powerful states, and are considered as the true civilizers of the Soudan, where they have introduced Islamism.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not impossible, however, that they are due in this case to the fact that Islamism spread to peoples of totemic culture.

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