Muslim
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- Muslimism noun
- anti-Muslim adjectiveanti-Muslim, anti-Muslims
- half-Muslim adjectivehalf-Muslim, half-Muslims
- non-Muslim adjectivenon-Muslim, non-Muslims
- pre-Muslim adjectivepre-Muslim, pre-Muslims
- pro-Muslim adjectivepro-Muslim, pro-Muslims
- pseudo-Muslim adjectivepseudo-Muslim, pseudo-Muslims
Etymology
Origin of Muslim
< Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
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Example Sentences
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Shahabi was born into a deeply religious Muslim family and served as a Quran teacher in Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Rahbar was raised in a Muslim family, but said he was agnostic when he left Iran.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Fez, for example, is a favourite destination for many Senegalese Muslim followers of Tidianism, an influential brotherhood in Senegal whose founder, Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane, is buried there.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Kwankwaso brings a fresh appeal to the coalition and has a large support base in the mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, a key voting bloc in national elections.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Like many parents, especially those in the Muslim community, my parents demanded academic excellence from their children.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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