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Islamism vs Wahhabism

Wahhabism vs Islamism

Islamism and Wahhabism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Islamism Yes No No No
Wahhabism Yes No No No
As nouns, Wahhabism is a hyponym of Islamism; that is, Wahhabism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Islamism:
  • Islamism: 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
  • Wahhabism: a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
Other hyponyms of Islamism include Mahdism, Salafi movement, Salafism, Shiism, Wahabism, Alawism, Ash'arism.
Islamism (noun) Wahhabism (noun)
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 a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia
a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life
Difference between Islamism and Wahhabism

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