nation of islam

1. 1.

   a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans

   Broaderreligious movement

Questions about nation of islam

What does nation of islam mean?

nation of islam means "a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans".

Is nation of islam a common word?

nation of islam is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.