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Shiism vs Islamism

Islamism vs Shiism

Shiism and Islamism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Shiism Yes No No No
Islamism Yes No No No
As nouns, Islamism is a hypernym of Shiism; that is, Islamism is a word with a broader meaning than Shiism:
  • Shiism: the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs
  • 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 Shiism include Islam, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism.
Shiism (noun) Islamism (noun)
the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs 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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