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plural Islamists
(now rare) A Muslim.
A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. examples
A Muslim who espouses Islamic fundamentalist beliefs. examples
comparative more Islamist, superlative most Islamist
(dated) Relating to Islam; Islamic, Muslim. examples
Motivated by fundamentalist Muslim beliefs, particularly in the political sphere. quotations examples
I hope you good, loyal Americans understand that in the long run the Islamist extremists are going to win. Because you can't beat numbers, and you can't beat fanaticism—the willingness to die for an idea.
2004, George Carlin, “THE FANATICS WILL WIN”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, page 134