Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun salafi_movement

1 sense of salafi movement

Sense 1
Salafism, Salafi movement -- (a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world)
       => Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism -- (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")