Islamizationn.
/ɪzˌlɑːmʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ɪˌslɑˌmaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ɪˌslɑməˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/; see also Islam n. The action or process of Islamize v.; the result of this.
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Mohammedanization1860
Mohammedanizing1875
Islamization1878
Mohammedization1906
Islamicization1929
1878 tr. K. Paparrigopoulos Mod. Hellenism 4 The Islamisation [Fr. islamisation] of the Christians..might, at the first onslaught of the Turkish power, have met with complete success.
1914 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 446/2 It [sc. the Berber race] has also shown power to take the impress of foreign institutions from Roman and Christian days to the time of its Islamization.
1966 New Statesman 11 Nov. 719/3 (advt.) Senior Lecturer... He will be required to lecture on Islamic influences in Classical Malay Literature and on the islamisation of the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago.
1988 J. L. Esposito Islam v. 170 The process of Islamization..requires organizations..of dedicated and trained Muslims, who..call on others to be more observant and who are willing to struggle (jihad) against corruption and social injustice.
2002 Economist 6 July 27/3 Most secularists believe that the pervasive Islamisation of society..has played a significant part in stifling constructive Arab thought.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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