Wahhabi

[ wuh-hah-bee, wah- ]

/ wəˈhɑ bi, wɑ- /

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noun, plural Wah·ha·bis.Islam.

a follower of ʿAbd al-Wahhab (1703–1792), who stringently opposed all practices not sanctioned by the Quran. The Wahhabis, founded in the 18th century, are the most conservative Muslim group and are today found mainly in Saudi Arabia.

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Also Wa·ha·bi, Wah·ha·bee; Wah·ha·bite, Wa·ha·bite

[wuh-hah-bahyt, wah-]. /wəˈhɑ baɪt, wɑ-/.

Origin of Wahhabi

First recorded in 1800–10; from Arabic, equivalent to ʿAbd al-Wahhab + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin

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How to use Wahhabi in a sentence

Msaad is on trial alongside her close friend Amal El-Wahabi, also 27.
The Student Accused of Smuggling Jihadi Money in Her Underwear|Nico Hines|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I'm not scared of Cordoba House, with or without its Wahabi backers.
Why I Love the Mosque|Elizabeth Wurtzel|August 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Why should he answer to a Mahratta laonee if he be Wahabi—or Sikh?'
Soldiers Three|Rudyard Kipling
He was first ordered to quell the Wahabi insurrection in Arabia, and his campaign there is alluded to in chap.
Eothen|A. W. Kinglake

Soon the Wahabi leaven began to produce profound disturbances in the most distant quarters.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
The Wahabi leaven has destroyed abuses and has rekindled a purer religious faith.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard
He then made the pilgrimage to Mecca, and there his reformist zeal was still further quickened by the Wahabi teachers.
The New World of Islam|Lothrop Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for Wahhabi

Wahhabi

Wahabi

/ (wəˈhɑːbɪ) /

noun plural -bis

a member of a strictly conservative Muslim sect founded in the 18th century with the aim of eliminating all innovations later than the 3rd century of Islam

Derived forms of Wahhabi

Wahhabism or Wahabism, noun

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