- a follower of the religion of Islam
- of or relating to Islam, its doctrines, culture, etc
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.
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026adj.
- Eastern Religionsof or relating to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.
n. [countable]
- Eastern Religionsa follower of Islam.
- Eastern ReligionsBlack Muslim.
Mus•lim
(muz′lim, mŏŏz′-, mŏŏs′-),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -lims, -lim.
adj.
n.
adj.
- Eastern Religionsof or pertaining to the religion, law, or civilization of Islam.
n.
- Eastern Religionsan adherent of Islam.
- Eastern ReligionsSee Black Muslim.
- Arabic, literally, a person who submits. See Islam
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Muslim /ˈmʊzlɪm; ˈmʌz-/, Moslem n ( pl -lims, -lim)
'Muslim' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abaya
- Abbasid
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
- Abu Hanifah
- Afghani
- Afghanistan
- AH
- Albania
- al-Farabi
- Algeria
- Al Hijrah
- Aligarh
- Allah
- Azerbaijan
- Baha'ullah
- Bahrain
- Bairam
- Bangladesh
- begum
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- burqa
- cadi
- Cameroon
- Chad
- chadri
- chuddar
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cyprus
- dervish
- dishdasha
- divan
- Djibouti
- Druse
- Egypt
- Eid-ul-Adha
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Eritrea
- fakir
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Ghazali
- ghazi
- ghoul
- giaour
- Golconda