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Wahhabi

[ wuh-hah-bee, wah- ]

noun

, Islam.
, plural Wah·ha·bis.
  1. 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.


Wahhabi

/ wəˈhɑːbɪ /

noun

  1. 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
“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


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Derived Forms

  • Wahˈhabism, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wahhabi1

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

“I thought in Europe they would abandon Wahhabi teachings,” she say.

Not since the Saudi and Wahhabi sack of Najaf and Kerbala in 1806 has sectarian violence in the Middle East been this extreme.

The two Wahhabi states do work together albeit with some friction in Syria.

Hejazis in the west and Shia in the east resent the strict Wahhabi lifestyle in the Nejd central desert.

Perhaps the ultra-Orthodox Jews behind Der Tzitung newspaper could learn something from the Wahhabi kingdom.

We remembered p. 20that we were among Wahhabi fanatics, and we began to be very much alarmed.

This affair contributed much to the extension and renown of the Wahhabi power; and offers of submission came in from all sides.

It would have been curious to ascertain whether Obeyd wore a plain unjewelled weapon in keeping with Wahhabi austerity.

By the end of September 1818 he had forced the Wahhabi leader to surrender, and had taken Deraiya, which he ruined.

From another part of the Mosque comes the reply: “Ay, he is a Wahhabi.”

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