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Noun: Islamist  is-lu-mist or iz-lu-mist
  1. A scholar who is knowledgeable in Islamic studies
     
  2. An orthodox Muslim

Derived forms: Islamists

Type of: bookman, Moslem, Muslim, scholar, scholarly person

Part of: Islam, Muslimism

Encyclopedia: Islamist