Moslem

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒzləm/, /ˈmʊzlɪm/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɑzləm, ˈmɑs-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(moz′ləm, mos′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mos•lem /ˈmɑzləm, ˈmɑs-/USA pronunciation   adj., n., pl. -lems, -lem. 
  1. Eastern ReligionsMuslim.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mos•lem  (moz′ləm, mos′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -lems, -lem. 
  1. Eastern ReligionsMuslim (defs. 1, 2).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Moslem / ˈmɒzləm/ ( -lems, -lem)
  1. an old-fashioned variant of Muslim
ˈMoslemism
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mus•lim /ˈmʌzlɪm, ˈmʊz-, ˈmʊs-/USA pronunciation  also Mos•lem /ˈmɑzləm, ˈmɑs-/USA pronunciation   adj., n., pl. -lims, -lim. 
adj. 
  1. Eastern Religionsof or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.

n. [countable]
  1. Eastern Religionsa follower of Islam.
  2. Eastern ReligionsBlack Muslim.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mus•lim  (muz′lim, mŏŏz′-, mŏŏs′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -lims, -lim. 
adj. 
  1. Eastern Religionsof or pertaining to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.

n. 
  1. Eastern Religionsan adherent of Islam.
  2. Eastern ReligionsSee Black Muslim. 
Also, Moslem, Muslem (for defs. 1, 2).
  • Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Muslim / ˈmʊzlɪm ˈmʌz-/, Moslem ( -lims, -lim)
  1. a follower of the religion of Islam
  1. of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Arabic, literally: one who surrendersˈMuslimism, ˈMoslemism
'Moslem' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Moslemism - Muslim - green line - half-Moslem - non-Moslem - pre-Moslem - pro-Moslem - pseudo-Moslem - qubba

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