| ahab | (n) according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC) |
| mahabharata | (n) (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families, Syn. Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum |
| sipah-e-sahaba | (n) a vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan |
| wahhabi | (n) a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam, Syn. Wahabi, Example: Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim |
| wahhabism | (n) a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia, Syn. Wahabism, Example: Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism |
| Dahabeah | ‖n. [ Ar. ] A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mahabharatam | { ‖‖ } n. [ Skr. mahābhārata. ] (Hinduism) A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.
Syn. -- Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Mahabarata |
| Wahabee | n. [ Ar. wahābi. ] A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Islam. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India. [ Written also Wahaby. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 波阿斯 | [Bō ā sī, ㄅㄛ ㄚ ㄙ, 波 阿 斯] Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab) #525,034 [Add to Longdo] |
| 喇合 | [Lǎ hé, ㄌㄚˇ ㄏㄜˊ, 喇 合] Rahab (mother of Boaz) [Add to Longdo] |
| 噶哈巫族 | [Gá hā wū zú, ㄍㄚˊ ㄏㄚ ㄨ ㄗㄨˊ, 噶 哈 巫 族] Kaxabu or Kahabu, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan [Add to Longdo] |
| 摩诃婆罗多 | [Mó hē pó luó duō, ㄇㄛˊ ㄏㄜ ㄆㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄛ, 摩 诃 婆 罗 多 / 摩 訶 婆 羅 多] Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after Rāmāyana 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那, possibly originally c. 4th century BC; contains many reference to people and lands in central Asia called China, See also: 羅摩衍那, 罗摩衍那 [Add to Longdo] |
| 毗耶娑 | [Pí yē suō, ㄆㄧˊ ㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄛ, 毗 耶 娑] Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic Mahābhārata 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多 and a major figure in it, See also: 摩訶婆羅多, 摩诃婆罗多 [Add to Longdo] |
| 辣哈布 | [Lā hā bù, ㄌㄚ ㄏㄚ ㄅㄨˋ, 辣 哈 布] Rahab (name) [Add to Longdo] |
