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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mahomedan \Ma*hom"ed*an\, Mahometan \Ma*hom"et*an\, n.
     See {Mohammedan}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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-Moslems, and
     some Moslems find it offensive. [Written also {Muhammadan},
     {Mahometan}, {Mahomedan}, etc.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 by Moslems.
     [Written also {Mahometan}, {Mahomedan}, {Muhammadan}, etc.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

















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