'Muhammadan' definitions:
Definition of 'Muhammadan'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded [syn: Muhammadan, Mohammedan]
noun
A follower of Mohammed [syn: Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan]
Definition of 'Muhammadan'
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 'Muhammadan'
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]
Definition of 'Muhammadan'
From: GCIDE
- Muhammadan \Mu*ham"mad*an\, Muhammedan \Mu*ham"med*an\, a. & n. Mohammedan. [1913 Webster]