Ramadan

2 definitions found

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

  Ramadan \Ram`a*dan"\ (r[a^]m`[.a]*d[a^]n"), n. [Ar.
     rama[dsdot][=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n, properly, the hot month.]
     [Written also {Ramadhan}, {Ramadzan}, and {Rhamadan}.]
     1. The ninth Mohammedan month.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during
        daylight through the ninth month.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ramadan
       n 1: the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of
            fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
       2: (Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried
          out during the Islamic month of Ramadan