Islamize
/'izləmaiz/ Cách viết khác : (Islamise) /'izləmaiz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To convert to Islam: To cause a person, group, or region to adopt the Islamic religion.
- To cause to conform to Islamic law or customs: To modify practices, laws, or institutions to align with the principles of Islam.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The empire sought to islamize the conquered territories through both persuasion and policy.
- Some reformers attempted to islamize the legal system by incorporating Sharia principles.
- The process to islamize the local customs took several generations.
Advanced Usage
- "to islamize a practice": to adapt a non-Islamic custom or tradition so that it becomes acceptable within an Islamic framework.
- Scholars debated how to islamize the traditional festival while maintaining its core cultural elements.
Variants and Related Words
- Islamization (n): The process or result of making something Islamic.
- The islamization of the region was a complex historical process.
- Islamise (v): British English spelling variant of "islamize".
Synonyms
- Convert to Islam: To change religious affiliation to Islam.
- Islamicize: A less common synonym with the same meaning.
Related Phrases
(Note: "Islamize" itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is generally expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms specifically built around the verb "islamize.")
Verb
- convert to Islam
- The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century
- cause to conform to Islamic law
- Islamize the dietary laws