Mohammedanism

English Alternative forms en Mahometanism, en Muhammadanism, en Mahomedanism, en Mahommedanism, en Muhammedanism; Mohamedanism; Mohametanism; Muhamedanism, Mohammetanism, Mahommetanism all as obsolete as the lemma (Mohammedanism), or more obsolete than it Etymology From the earlier form en Mahometanism; equivalent to en Muhammadan ism; compare en Muhammadism, coined in the 17th century after French fr mahométisme. Proper noun - en now largely _ obsolete and offensive Islam, the religion introduced by Muhammad. en Mohammedism obsolete, offensive en 1905 w:The New International Encyclopædia New York w:Dodd, Mead and Company Mohammedanism In a general estimate of Mohammedanism it should not be forgotten what Islam has done for the cause of humanity and more particularly the share it had in the development of science and art in Europe. Broadly speaking, the Mohammedans may be said to have been the teachers of barbarous Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century. It is from the days of the Abbasside rulers that the real renaissance of the Greek spirit and Greek culture is to be dated. Usage notes The terms Mohammedan and Mohammedanism have been largely replaced by Muslim and Islam since the 1950s, and are now sometimes considered offensive, though some authors continue to use Mohammedanism as a technical term for the religious system (of Islam) as opposed to the theological concept of ar إِسْلَام islam submission that exists within that system. The terms are sometimes said to be offensive because they suggest that a human being is worshipped in Islam (thus committing the sin of shirk), or because they parallel the formation en Christian, en Christianity and thus supposedly equate Muhammad and Christ.Kenneth G. Wilson, The Columbia Guide to Standard American English 0231069898, page 291: Muhammadan and Mohammedan are based on the name of the prophet Mohammed, and both are considered offensive. Related terms en Mohammedan Mohammedian Mohammedanist very rare References Martin Kramer, Coming to Terms: Fundamentalists or Islamists?, in the Middle East Quarterly (Spring 2003), pages 65-77 Anagrams en aadehimmmmnos Mahommedanism en eponyms en Religion