Associations to the word «Mahound»

Wiktionary

MAHOUND, noun. (archaic) (now rare) Muhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped. [from 13th c.]
MAHOUND, noun. (obsolete) A generic pagan god or idol believed by medieval Europeans to be worshipped by various villains such as Herod I. [13th-16th c.]
MAHOUND, noun. (now rare) (chiefly in Scottish and Irish) The Devil. [from 14th c.]

Dictionary definition

MAHOUND, noun. The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632).

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.