English edit

Etymology edit

philo- +‎ Muslim

Adjective edit

philo-Muslim (comparative more philo-Muslim, superlative most philo-Muslim)

  1. Supporting or favouring Muslims.
    • 200, Adnan Ahmed Husain, A Faithful Sea: The Religious Cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700:
      Frederick - notorious among his contemporaries for his philo-Muslim tendencies; more than one pope accused him of being a Saracen himself - possessed a robust appetite for the Islamic sciences, and communicated amiably with Muslim leaders and philosophers during his career as monarch.