'Mahdi' definitions:
Definition of 'Mahdi'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion
Definition of 'Mahdi'
From: GCIDE
- Mahdi \Mah"di\, n. [Ar., guide, leader.] Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The title has been taken by several persons in countries where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in
- 1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian governor of the region. [1913 Webster]