non-Muslim
noun
non-Mus·lim
ˌnän-ˈməz-ləm 
-ˈmu̇s-,
-ˈmu̇z-
plural non-Muslims
: a person who is not a Muslim
non-Muslim
adjective
non-Muslim groups/regions
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As non-Muslim subjects, most Armenians, who adhered to the Armenian Apostolic Church, were granted limited autonomy in exchange for paying a special tax in addition to other conditions.
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Türkay Salim Nefes, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
Women are to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, legitimized their criminal intent, by furthering their non-Muslim names.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Because Indonesia’s national identity accommodates but does not prioritize Islam, politics is not fundamentally divided between Muslims and non-Muslim minorities.
—Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019
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Türkay Salim Nefes, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2024
Women are to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, legitimized their criminal intent, by furthering their non-Muslim names.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Because Indonesia’s national identity accommodates but does not prioritize Islam, politics is not fundamentally divided between Muslims and non-Muslim minorities.
—Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019
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“Non-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Muslim. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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