ishtar
— Noun
– English
～ Babylonian and Assyrian goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart to the Phoenician Astarte
ISI
— Noun
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～ the Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups
isinglass
— Noun
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～ any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
Isis
— Noun
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～ Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
ISKCON
— Noun
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～ a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
Islam
— Noun
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～ 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; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
Islam
— Noun
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～ the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion; "Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia"
Islamabad
— Noun
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～ the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
Islamic calendar
— Noun
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～ the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
Islamic Group
— Noun
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～ a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
Islamic Community
— Noun
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～ a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
Islamic Group
— Noun
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～ a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"
islamic
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or supporting Islamism; "Islamic art"
Islamise
— Verb
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～ convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century"
islamise
— Verb
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～ cause to conform to Islamic law; "Islamize the dietary laws"
Islamism
— Noun
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～ 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; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
islamism
— Noun
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～ 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
Islamist
— Noun
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～ a scholar who knowledgeable in Islamic studies