— Mutazilism , n.
/mooh tah"zeuh luyt'/ , n. Islam.
a member of a medieval theological sect (Mutazila) that maintained that nothing but eternity could be asserted regarding Allah, that the eternal nature of the Koran was questionable, and that humans have free will.
[ 1720-30; mu'tazil ( ah ) + -ITE 1 ]