'Ramadan' definitions:
Definition of 'Ramadan'
From: WordNet
noun
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month of fasting; the holiest period for the Islamic faith
noun
(Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan
Definition of 'Ramadan'
From: GCIDE
- Ramadan \Ram`a*dan"\ (r[a^]m`[.a]*d[a^]n"), n. [Ar. rama[dsdot][=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n, properly, the hot month.] [Written also Ramadhan, Ramadzan, and Rhamadan.]
- 1. The ninth Mohammedan month. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during daylight through the ninth month. [1913 Webster]