'Mahometan' definitions:
Definition of 'Mahometan'
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- Mahomedan \Ma*hom"ed*an\, Mahometan \Ma*hom"et*an\, n. See Mohammedan. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Mahometan'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Mahometan'
From: 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]