| Islam | prop. n. [ Ar. islām obedience to the will of God, submission, humbling one's self, resigning one's self to the divine disposal. Cf. Moslem. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. The religion of the Muslims; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet. An older term is Mohammedanism, but this term is considered offensive by many Muslims, as their submission is to Allah, not Mohammed. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ] 2. The whole body of Muslims, or the countries which they occupy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Island | n. [ OE. iland, yland, AS. īgland, &unr_;gland, &unr_;glond; īg, &unr_;g, island + land, lond, land. AS. īg, &unr_;g, is akin to AS. eá water, river, OHG. &unr_;uwa, G. au meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ö, Goth. ahwa a stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with isle. Cf. Ait, Eyot, Ewer, Aquatic. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent. Cf. Continent. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island of ice. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Zool.) See Isle, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ] Islands of the blessed (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy. [ 1913 Webster ]
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