Mahomet

/ (məˈhɒmɪt) /

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Words nearby Mahomet

Mahmud II, Mahmud of Ghazni, mahoe, mahogany, mahogany family, Mahomet, Mahometan, Mahón, mahonia, Mahound, mahout

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How to use Mahomet in a sentence

Mahomet, in his Koran, always viewed in him the most respectable of his predecessors.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
He was taken from prison and placed on the throne, on the deposition of his brother, Mahomet, 1687.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Here, then, is sufficient to reconcile the women to Mahomet, who has not used them so hardly as he is said to have done.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
It was disputed among the Mussulmans whether it was eternal or God had created it in order to dictate it to Mahomet.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

The monks who have attacked Mahomet, and said so many silly things about him, have asserted that he could not write.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)