Mohammedan

American  

[moo-ham-i-dn, moh-] / mʊˈhæm ɪ dn, moʊ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Muhammad or Islam; Islamic; Muslim.

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noun

1. an adherent of Islam; Muslim.

Mohammedan British  

/ məʊˈhæmɪdən /

noun

1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for Muslim

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Other Word Forms

• half-Mohammedan adjective
• non-Mohammedan adjective
• pseudo-Mohammedan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mohammedan

First recorded in 1675–85; Muhammad ( def. 1 ) + -an

Example Sentences

In his defamation claim against Kiron, Hasan, who is a member of the Mohammedan Sporting Club, said the derogatory comment about the country’s sports-loving Prime Minister embarrassed the entire nation.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2019

Handa engineered a meeting with the founder of the new religion, moonfaced Zenjiro Nagumo, a sleek, smooth-tongued evangelist who spiced his exhortations with crisp English phrases, Mohammedan aphorisms and quotations from the Buddhist sutras.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since he fled to Switzerland from France in 1940, the 67-year-old, 273-lb. master of 12,000,000 Ismailite Mohammedan religious followers has also been separated from most of his fabulous income.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, Christian, Mohammedan and Jew had lived side by side in peace and, sometimes, in the closest friendship.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no church spire to be seen, as from a New England village, nor even the dome or minaret of a mosque, for we are not yet in the Mohammedan part of India.

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)