Definition of muslim Muslim

/mʌˈzlʌm/ - [muzlum] - Mus•lim

We found 8 definitions of muslim from 5 different sources.

What does muslim mean?

WordNet

Noun
muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
		Moslem
		religious person a person who manifests devotion to a deity
		islam, muslimism the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
		islamist an orthodox Muslim
		jihadist a Muslim who is involved in a jihad
		shi'ite, shi'ite muslim, shia muslim, shiite, shiite muslim a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
		sunni muslim, sunnite, sunni a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad
		moor open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
		assassin a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
		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"
		fakeer, fakir, faqir, faquir a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
		hakeem, hakim a Muslim physician
		hakim a Muslim physician
		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
		mollah, mulla, mullah a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque
		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
		wahabi, wahhabi a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim"
Adjective Muslim, muslimmer, muslimmest
muslim - of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
		Moslem, Islamic