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Mohammedanism

American  
[moo-ham-i-dn-iz-uhm, moh-] / mʊˈhæm ɪ dnˌɪz əm, moʊ- /

noun

  1. Muhammadanism; Islam.


Mohammedanism British  
/ məʊˈhæmɪdəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. a name, formerly common in Western usage but never used among Muslims, for the Muslim religion; Islam See Islam

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Mohammedanism

Mohammedan + -ism

Example Sentences

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In his autobiography, Franklin wrote that even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach Mohammedanism to us, he would find a pulpit at his service.”

From US News • Jan. 27, 2015

Of all the religions he had looked over, Ayres liked Mohammedanism best as an ideal faith for world brotherhood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, local emirs continued to rule, and Mohammedanism was not interfered with.

From Time Magazine Archive

Arab armies broke the Byzantine and Persian empires and carried the crescent emblem of Mohammedanism as far west as Spain and southern France and as far east as India and the Chinese border.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the Spaniards were the most determined opponents of Mohammedanism on both its western and eastern frontiers.

From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.

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