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adj
Of or pertaining to Wahhabism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An adherent of Wahhabism (Sunni Islamic fundamentalist reform movement).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: Wahhabist, Wahhabite
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Wahabi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Muslim, Moslem
History
Borrowed from Arabic وَهَّابِيّ (wahhābiyy, “Wahhabi”), ultimately named after Islam theologian Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. Equivalent to Wahhab + -i.
Across languages
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