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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

não muçulmano

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nao mu-sul-ma-no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-Muslim/ˌnɒnˈmʊs.lɪm/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A comunidade é composta por muçulmanos e não muçulmanos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who does not practice Islam or is not a follower of the Islamic faith.

    "In a diverse community, non-Muslims and Muslims often engage in interfaith dialogues."
  2. 2

    A term used to describe individuals or groups that are outside the Islamic religious framework.

    "The festival was celebrated by both Muslims and non-Muslims alike."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'nōn', meaning 'not') combined with 'Muslim' (from Arabic 'muslim', meaning 'one who submits to God'). The term emerged in modern sociological, political, and religious discourse to classify individuals who do not adhere to the Islamic faith.

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