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Mohammedan

[ moo-ham-i-dn, moh- ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. an adherent of Islam; Muslim.

Mohammedan

/ məʊˈhæmɪdən /

noun

  1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for Muslim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • half-Mo·hammed·an adjective
  • non-Mo·hammed·an adjective noun
  • pseudo-Mo·hammed·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mohammedan1

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

Ahmed Abaddi, secretary general of Morocco's influential Islamic organization, the Mohammedan League of Scholars, said the burden falls on religious leaders "to confront turmoil and challenges" in difficult times.

The attempt to set Ethiopia on a new course as part of Kaiser Wilhelm's dream of inflaming the "whole Mohammedan world with wild revolt" had come to nought.

From BBC

Mr. Shemsadi continued, “They died while defending the pure Mohammedan Islam and the holy shrines and also maintaining the national security of our country, and ascended to the heavens.”

She also cited “Mohammedan,’’ an archaic word for a Muslim often used by Westerners, as a term to be revised.

A decade or so later, when the immediate scare had passed, a less negative vision of “the Mohammedan” returned.

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