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Wahhabi

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Main Entry:
Wah·habi 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Wahhabi
Variant(s):
also Wa·habi 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Wahabi \wə-ˈhä-bē, wä-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Arabic wahhābī, from Muḥammad b. ʽAbd al-Wahhāb (Abdul-Wahhab) †1787 Arab religious reformer
Date:
1807
: a member of a puritanical Muslim sect founded in Arabia in the 18th century by Muhammad ibn-Abdul Wahhab and revived by ibn-Saud in the 20th century
Wah·hab·ism 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Wahhabism also Wa·hab·ism \-ˈhä-ˌbi-zəm\ noun
Wah·hab·ite 
          Listen to the pronunciation of Wahhabite also Wa·hab·ite \-ˌbīt\ adjective or noun


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