Wahhabism

[ wuh-hah-biz-uhm, wah- ]

noun

1. the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Wahhabism¹

First recorded in 1820–30; Wahhab(i) + -ism

Example Sentences

Women were only given the right to drive in 2018 amid a relaxing of some of the kingdom’s conservative Wahhabism traditions.

From Ozy

Osama bin Laden was steeped in Wahhabism, as are many Sunni Jidahists in Iraq and Syria today, such as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

From The Daily Beast

Saudi society and government are intricately intertwined with a puritanical flavor of Islam, Wahhabism.

From The Daily Beast

Wahhabism is on the decline, but not yet extinct at Haïl; and the Wahhabis would of course have been our enemies.

From Project Gutenberg

Wahhabism, as a political regeneration of the world, has failed, but the spirit of reform has remained.

From Project Gutenberg

And Wahhabism is a direct telegraph wire between mortal man and his God.

From Project Gutenberg