Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

islampolitik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: is-lam-poli-tik
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The political implications of Islam; the evocation of Islam for political ends.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"By the end of the nineteenth century, when the Netherlands began to tighten its hegemony over the whole archipelago and to incorporate interior regions that had remained independent until that time, a clear "Islampolitik" had emerged."
"The misconceptions which were to shape both German Islampolitik and the eventual British support for Sharif Husayn's dynastic ambitions under the heading of the “Arab Revolt” were partly the result of deep-rooted European misconceptions about Islam in general and the caliphate in particular."
"The prophet of Germany's Islampolitik was Baron Max von Oppenheim."

Etymology

From German Islampolitik, corresponding to Islam + politics.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does islampolitik mean?: The political implications of Islam; the evocation of Islam for political ends.
Where does islampolitik come from?: It is traced to German.

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