aladinist means one of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims. It carries an Arena rating of 1208, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, aladinist ranks #735 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,007 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,867 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #3,784 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “aladinist” is a great word
A Muslim freethinker belonging to a later, obscure sect, derived from Aladin, a variant of the Arabic Ala Eddin ('height of religion'), the name of a learned theologian under sultans Mohammed II and Bajazet II, plus the suffix -ist. Unlike a mutazilite, a member of an early, formal school of rational theology, or an orthodox believer adhering to settled doctrine, the Aladinist denotes a more personal, idiosyncratic deviation. Picture the quiet scholar annotating manuscripts by lamplight with probing questions, the solitary figure walking Istanbul's streets contemplating stars as mere matter, the voice in the divan that spoke of philosophy before prayer—a faint, fragile echo of private reason within the fortress of faith.
Etymology
From Aladin, for Ala Eddin, i.e. "height of religion", a learned theologian under Mohammed II and Bajazet II. See -ist.
noun
- One of a sect of freethinkers among the Muslims.
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