From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Muhammadan \Mu*ham"mad*an\, Muhammedan \Mu*ham"med*an\, a. & n.
Mohammedan.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Muhammadan
adj 1: of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the
religion he founded [syn: {Muhammadan}, {Mohammedan}]
n 1: a follower of Mohammed [syn: {Mohammedan}, {Muhammedan},
{Muhammadan}]
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