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Salafism vs Islamism

Islamism vs Salafism

Salafism and Islamism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Salafism Yes No No No
Islamism Yes No No No
As nouns, Islamism is a hypernym of Salafism; that is, Islamism is a word with a broader meaning than Salafism:
  • Salafism: a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world
  • 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
Other hypernyms of Salafism include Islam, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism.
Salafism (noun) Islamism (noun)
a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world 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 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
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