Muslim Definition
mŭzləm, mo͝oz-, mŭs-, mo͝os-
noun
An adherent of Islam.
Webster's New World
A member of the Nation of Islam; a Black Muslim.
American Heritage
The definition of a Muslim is a person who follows and practices the beliefs of Islam.
An example of a Muslim is the rapper and actor Ice Cube.
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Noun
Singular:
Muslim
Plural:
muslimsOrigin of Muslim
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From Arabic مُسْلِمٌ (múslimun, “one who submits"), the active participle of أسْلَمَ (ʾáslama, “he submitted"), verb form IV from the triliteral root س Ù„ Ù… (s-l-m), "to be whole, intact". The verbal noun إسْلامٌ (ʾislāmun) means literally "submission". In a religious sense, al-Islām translates to "faith, piety", and Muslim to "one who has (religious) faith or piety".
From Wiktionary
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Arabic muslim one who surrenders active participle of ’aslama to surrender Islam
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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