Muhammadanism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Muhammadanism
1805–15; Muhammadan ( def. ) + -ism
Example Sentences
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Muhammadanism, with its stern suppression of all representation of things divine or human, was believed to have been one of the suggesting forces which brought about the Iconoclastic movement.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by Hutton, William Holden
For many centuries the acquaintance which the majority of Europeans possessed of Muhammadanism was based almost entirely on distorted reports of fanatical Christians which led to the dissemination of a multitude of gross calumnies.
From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George
He wished rather to pose as the destroyer of Muhammadanism and the liberator of the natives.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse
But after the growth of Muhammadanism and of the power of the Turks, the caravan routes across Central Asia became unsafe.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse
On the one hand, it checked the rapid advance of Muhammadanism as represented by the Turks.
From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse
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