2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidæ, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: One of the asteroids.
ISLAM
Is"lam, n. Etym: [Ar. islam obedience to the will of God, submission,
humbling one's self, resigning one's self to the divine disposal. Cf.
Moslem.]
1. The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism. Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet.
2. The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy.
ISLAMISM
Is"lam*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. islamisme.]
Defn: The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans;
Mohammedanism; Islam.
ISLAMITE
Is"lam*ite, n.