Mohammedan

American  

[moo-ham-i-dn, moh-] / mʊˈhæm ɪ dn, moʊ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Muhammad or Islam; Islamic; Muslim.

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noun

1. an adherent of Islam; Muslim.

Mohammedan British  

/ məʊˈhæmɪdən /

noun

1. another word, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for Muslim

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Other Word Forms

• half-Mohammedan
  adjective
• non-Mohammedan
  adjective
• pseudo-Mohammedan
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Mohammedan

First recorded in 1675–85; Muhammad ( def. 1 ) + -an

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Mohammedan

In his defamation claim against Kiron, Hasan, who is a member of the Mohammedan Sporting Club, said the derogatory comment about the country’s sports-loving Prime Minister embarrassed the entire nation.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2019

The new government, for instance, recognized the deep wellspring of Mohammedan faith among the people, and has encouraged religious teachings in schools.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has been a professor of philosophy of esthetics, is now Advisory Curator of Mohammedan Art in the Chicago Art Institute and Adviser in Persian Art to the Pennsylvania Art Museum in Philadelphia.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, Christian, Mohammedan and Jew had lived side by side in peace and, sometimes, in the closest friendship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just short of his eightieth year, with untiring courage and magnificent faith, he set forth once more on his final apostleship to the Mohammedan, and once more preached in Egypt, Jerusalem, and Tunis.

From Heroic Spain by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

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