Muslimism

1 9.5

The religion Islam that follows the teachings of Muhammad and the Quran

noun
/ˈmʌzlɪmɪzəm/

Archaic

: islam

So I figured, maybe I give Muslimism a try.

Examples

She converted to Muslimism after learning more about its values and traditions.
Many people around the world practice Muslimism as their religion, following the teachings of the Koran.
In school, we studied Muslimism to better understand its influence on culture and history.

Synonyms

Islam

vsMuslimism

490 1.8

A religion and culture of people who follow the Qur'an

is an alternative less common name for the same religion

Mohammedanism

vsMuslimism

Offensive

1 9.9

An old, now often offensive name for the religion Islam

is a neutral alternative term used instead of the outdated offensive name

Surface Forms

Muslimism singular

Muslimisms plural

Morphology

Muslimism = Muslim (transparent) = Muslim + ism

Formed by the productive suffix '-ism' on 'Muslim' to denote the religion/ideology of Muslims; the derivation is straightforward even though the term is less common than 'Islam'.

Etymology

Muslimism is made from Muslim, an Arabic word meaning 'one who submits', plus the ending -ism, which means 'belief' or 'system'. So it was used for the religion of Muslims, but today people usually prefer the name Islam.