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Islam

The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.

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Civilization 76% connected

The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

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Monotheism 76% connected

The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

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Muslim 74% connected

See Moslem.

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Muslim 74% connected

See Moslem.

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Moslem 70% connected

of Moslem

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Muslim 70% connected

See Moslem.

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Shiah 70% connected

Same as Shiite.

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Islamism 92% connected

The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islam.

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Mohammedanism 92% connected

Alt. of Mohammedism

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Muhammadanism 92% connected

Mohammedanism.

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Mores noun · 78% connection

(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

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Sociology noun · 78% connection

the study and classification of human societies

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Acculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was i…

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Average noun · 78% connection

a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Enculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Function noun · 78% connection

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must…

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Fundamental interaction noun · 78% connection

(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediate…

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Group verb · 78% connection

arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?"

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Institution noun · 78% connection

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution…

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Apostasy noun · 78% connection

An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the…

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Apostate noun · 78% connection

One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another;…

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Backslide verb · 78% connection

To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

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Confession noun · 78% connection

A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised; a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to admission to member…

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Confessionalism noun · 78% connection

An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.

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Creed verb · 78% connection

A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for public use; esp.…

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Faith noun · 78% connection

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of…

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Faithed adjective · 78% connection

Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere.

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Faithful adjective · 78% connection

Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God.

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Fides noun · 78% connection

Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith.

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Glassite noun · 78% connection

A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught t…

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Hegira noun · 78% connection

The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any…

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Infidelity noun · 78% connection

Want of faith or belief in some religious system; especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the Scriptures,…

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Ismaelite noun · 78% connection

One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house Ali.

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Koran noun · 78% connection

The Scriptures of the Mohammedans, containing the professed revelations to Mohammed; -- called also Alcoran.

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Mahdi noun · 78% connection

Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to…

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Mahometanism noun · 78% connection

See Mohammedanism.

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Mahometanize verb · 78% connection

To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.

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