Definition of Islamist in English:
Islamist
noun ˈɪzləmɪstˈɪzlæməst
An advocate or supporter of Islamic militancy or fundamentalism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The territory's economic woes intensified after this Islamist was toppled in a military coup in July.
- Foremost amongst these was an Islamist who had previously supported the Green Party.
- The group is named for the Islamist who died in Afghanistan fighting the Soviets in the late 1980s.
- He is depicted as an idealistic, fanatical Islamist prepared to die for his beliefs.
- This has given new urgency to the hunt for its editor, an unknown Islamist who goes by the name "Yahya Ibrahim."
- He is an Islamist who preaches the virtues of sharia law.
- He was banned from entering the country on suspicion of having links with a certain Algerian Islamist.
- He was a moderate Islamist who was skilled at weathering the vicissitudes of Somali politics.
- The deal was allegedly brokered by their president, a moderate Islamist who visited Downing Street in 2010.
- On Friday, security officials arrested an Islamist who leads a small opposition group.
adjective ˈɪzləmɪstˈɪzlæməst
Relating to, advocating, or supporting Islamic militancy or fundamentalism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The country's Islamist party was elected by a solid majority, then prevented from taking office by a secular military.
- The reason was that the electoral base of Islamist parties did not exceed 20 percent.
- The government has a pathological allergy towards reports in the foreign press, especially ones that focus on Islamist politics.
- It then began to confront "Islamist populism" in the name of secularism.
- Islamist participation in government may draw the sting of their own anathemas against the "corrupting influence of modem power."
- Occidentalism, the authors say, is not only an Islamist trait.
- The Islamist coalition was split down the middle.
- The laws under which he was prosecuted were framed in an attempt to stem the flow of funds for subversive Islamist activities.
- He went to interview a fanatical Islamist preacher who did not want to be found.
- Fewer than 10 percent of these forces focus on Islamist groups.
Definition of Islamist in US English:
Islamist
nounˈizlaməstˈɪzlæməst
An advocate or supporter of Islamic militancy or fundamentalism.
Example sentencesExamples
- He is depicted as an idealistic, fanatical Islamist prepared to die for his beliefs.
- He is an Islamist who preaches the virtues of sharia law.
- The group is named for the Islamist who died in Afghanistan fighting the Soviets in the late 1980s.
- On Friday, security officials arrested an Islamist who leads a small opposition group.
- He was banned from entering the country on suspicion of having links with a certain Algerian Islamist.
- He was a moderate Islamist who was skilled at weathering the vicissitudes of Somali politics.
- The deal was allegedly brokered by their president, a moderate Islamist who visited Downing Street in 2010.
- The territory's economic woes intensified after this Islamist was toppled in a military coup in July.
- This has given new urgency to the hunt for its editor, an unknown Islamist who goes by the name "Yahya Ibrahim."
- Foremost amongst these was an Islamist who had previously supported the Green Party.
adjectiveˈizlaməstˈɪzlæməst
Relating to, advocating, or supporting Islamic militancy or fundamentalism.
Example sentencesExamples
- The laws under which he was prosecuted were framed in an attempt to stem the flow of funds for subversive Islamist activities.
- The country's Islamist party was elected by a solid majority, then prevented from taking office by a secular military.
- Occidentalism, the authors say, is not only an Islamist trait.
- Islamist participation in government may draw the sting of their own anathemas against the "corrupting influence of modem power."
- Fewer than 10 percent of these forces focus on Islamist groups.
- The Islamist coalition was split down the middle.
- The government has a pathological allergy towards reports in the foreign press, especially ones that focus on Islamist politics.
- He went to interview a fanatical Islamist preacher who did not want to be found.
- The reason was that the electoral base of Islamist parties did not exceed 20 percent.
- It then began to confront "Islamist populism" in the name of secularism.