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Noun islam has 2 senses
- Islam, Islamism, Muslimism, Muhammadanism, Mohammedanism, Mohammadanism - the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia
--1 is a kind of religion, faith
--1 has members:
- Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism - the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
--2 is a kind of monotheism
--2 has particulars:
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