Associations to the word «Wahhabi»

Wiktionary

WAHHABI, noun. (Islam) an adherent of the puritanical reform movement that arose in 18th century Arabia

Dictionary definition

WAHHABI, noun. A member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Osama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats