Deislamicized

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Describing the process of removing Islamic elements or influences from a culture, institution, or object ; indicating the transformation whereby Islamic identity or practices are diminished or eliminated ; referring to making something no longer associated with or characteristic of Islam
2. Pertaining to the act of stripping away Islamic traditions, customs, or affiliations ; involving the alteration of a system or place to reduce or erase Islamic components ; characterizing a change that results in the loss of Islamic features or beliefs
3. Relating to the modification or adaptation that excludes Islamic doctrine or heritage ; signifying the process by which Islamic characteristics are discarded or replaced ; denoting the removal of Islamic significance or connections from a particular context

Etymology: "Deislamicized" is the past-participle form of the verb "deislamicize," which is built by stacking three parts onto "Islam." The root is Arabic "islām," meaning "submission" (to God), and "Islamic" was formed from it in English. Adding "-ize" turns the adjective into a verb meaning to make something Islamic, and the Latin prefix "de-," meaning "reverse" or "remove," reverses that process. The "-ed" ending marks the result, so "deislamicized" describes something from which Islamic character, doctrine, or association has been taken away.

Synonyms: secularized, deslamized, deislamised

Antonyms: islamicized, islamised, religionized