- Muhammadan
- adjective Date: 1681 of or relating to Muhammad or Islam • Muhammadan noun • Muhammadanism noun
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Muhammadan — Mu*ham mad*an, Muhammedan Mu*ham med*an, a. & n. Mohammedan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muhammadan — Muhammad, Muhammadan The name of the founder of Islam is now spelt Muhammad in English, not Mohammed. The word for a follower of Islam (and the corresponding adjective) is Muslim; Muhammadan (a term often used in the past) is now considered… … Modern English usage
Muhammadan — Mohammedan Mo*ham med*an, a. [From Mohammed, fr. Ar. muh[ a]mmad praiseworthy, highly praised.] Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed; in the latter sense, synonymous with {Islamic}, the term preferred … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muhammadan — Mohammedan Mo*ham med*an, n. A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islam (also called Islamism or Mohammedanism); an adherent of Islam; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism; a Muslim; a Moslem; a Musselman; this term is used mostly by non … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muhammadan — [mʊ haməd(ə)n] (also Mohammedan) noun & adjective archaic term for Muslim (not favoured by Muslims). Derivatives Muhammadanism noun Origin C17: from the name of the Arab prophet and founder of Islam Muhammad + an. Usage For a discussion of the… … English new terms dictionary
Muhammadan — noun, adjective old fashioned a word meaning Muslim, now considered offensive by most Muslims Muhammadan adjective Muhammadanism noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
muhammadan era — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : the era in use in Muhammadan countries for numbering Muhammadan calendar years since the hegira … Useful english dictionary
Muhammadan calendar — noun the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years • Syn: ↑Islamic calendar, ↑Mohammedan calendar, ↑Moslem… … Useful english dictionary
Muhammadan — /moo ham euh dn/, n., adj. Muslim (defs. 1, 2). Also, Muhammedan. [1960 65; MUHAMMAD + AN] * * * … Universalium
Muhammadan — adjective a) Of or relating to Muhammad b) Islamic … Wiktionary
