Mahometan

[ muh-hom-i-tn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. Muslim ( defs 1, 2 ).

Mahometan

/ məˈhɒmɪtən /

noun

1. a name formerly in Western usage but never used among Muslims for the Muslim religion

Derived Forms

• Maˈhometanism, noun

Other Words From

• Ma·homet·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mahometan¹

First recorded in 1520–30; Mahomet + -an

Example Sentences

Can the Christian adopt the belief that Mahometan and Mormon are both orthodox because they have faith?

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The question referred to his having become a Mahometan, but at first it was not clear to Napoleon what she meant.

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Such, we are to understand, was not the Mahometan system: such had been the system of Rome.

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The Mahometan Tartars are continually waging war against their neighbours for the purpose of procuring slaves.

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The converted Kocch of the Mahometan creed are chiefly of the lower order of the province of Behar.

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