| Noun | 1. | Moslem - a believer in or follower of Islam Islam, Muslimism - the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia" religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity Islamist - an orthodox Muslim Jihadist - a Muslim who is involved in a jihad Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim, Shi'ite Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs Sunni, Sunni Muslim, Sunnite - a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad Moor - one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century assassin - a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders begum - a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan calif, caliph, kalif, kaliph, khalif, khalifah - the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world" hakim - a Muslim ruler or governor or judge imam, imaum - (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide mujahid - a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad mujtihad - an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts Muslimah - a Muslim woman Saracen - (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades Sufi - a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran |
| Adj. | 1. | Moslem - of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art" |