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WAHABISM

• WAHABISM (noun)
The noun WAHABISM has 1 sense:

1. a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

Familiarity information: WAHABISM used as a noun is very rare.

• WAHABISM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Wahabism; Wahhabism

Context example:

Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism

Hypernyms ("Wahabism" is a kind of...):

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)

"Bitter pills may have blessed effects."
(English proverb)
"Those who lost dreaming are lost."
(Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"People follow the ways of their kings."
(Arabic proverb)
"Nothing is blacker than the pan."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of Muhammadanism
Meaning of Islamism
Meaning of Mohammedanism
Meaning of Muslimism
Pronunciation of Islam

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