Wahhabism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wahhabism
Example Sentences
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Or one could argue the opposite: The presence of a unifying caliph might have, as it had for centuries, moderated the expansion of marginal extremist movements such as Wahhabism or, in our time, Islamic State.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia is the cradle of the austere Sunni doctrine known as Wahhabism, which embraces a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025
That country’s Wahhabism had arisen as a puritan reform of Sunnism in the 18th century.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
Qatar follows an ultraconservative form of Sunni Islam known as Wahhabism.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022
Wahhabism, too, in the present century has taken great hold of the poorer classes, and within the last few years a Turkish propaganda has been at work among them with some success.
From The Future of Islam by Blunt, Wilfred Scawen
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