Associations to the word «Mohammedan»

Wiktionary

MOHAMMEDAN, noun. (now) (largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim.
MOHAMMEDAN, adjective. (now) (largely obsolete and offensive) Muslim, Islamic.

Dictionary definition

MOHAMMEDAN, noun. A follower of Mohammed.
MOHAMMEDAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded.

Wise words

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