Wahaby

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

  Wahabee \Wa*ha"bee\, n. [Ar. wah[=a]bi.]
     A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of
     Islam. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins,
     and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to
     most parts of Arabia, and also into India. [Written also
     {Wahaby}.]


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