Muhammadan

4 definitions found

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]

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

  Muhammadan \Mu*ham"mad*an\, Muhammedan \Mu*ham"med*an\, a. & n.
     Mohammedan.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Muhammadan
       adj : of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the
             religion he founded [syn: {Mohammedan}]
       n : a believer or follower of Islam [syn: {Muslim}, {Moslem}, {Mohammedan},
            {Muhammedan}, {Islamist}]