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单词 Muhammadan
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Definition of Muhammadan in English:

Muhammadan

(also Mohammedan)
adjective & nounmʊˈhaməd(ə)n
  • archaic term for Muslim (not favoured by Muslims)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seventy per cent of the population was classified as Orthodox (including Old Believers), 11 per cent as Muhammadan, and 9 per cent as Catholics.
    • Do you know that more than 30,000 temples were converted into mosques during Mohammedan rule?
    • Even the Mohammedan religion has failed to excite his ferocity.
    • Another one, written in English and Arabic, was dedicated to the Muhammadan soldiers in Her Majesty's army who died while serving, and a third marker had nothing on it.
    • There is nothing in the requirements of Masonry to prevent a Catholic, a Mohammedan, a Jew, a Buddhist, a Protestant, a Mormon, or any member of any religion from becoming a member.
    • But I have a problem with some of your panelists, because I don't think Christ was a Christian, I don't think Buddha was a Buddhist, and I don't think that Mohammed was a Mohammedan.
    • According to Uphof fruits preserved in cans, with salt water and sugar, are eaten by Muhammadan pilgrims during their journeys to Mecca.
    • Here one could cite the Jews and Mohammedans of the Middle East.
    • As long back as the 13th century she preached non-violence, simple living and high thinking and became thus Lalla Arifa for Muhammadans and Lalleshwari for Hindus.
    • The shrine of a Mohammedan saint which is at the present day neglected and forgotten by Mohammedans, is worshipped by Hindus!
    • In contrast to the Christians, who persecuted not only pagans but each other, the Mohammedans were welcomed for their broadmindedness, and it was largely this that facilitated their conquests.

Usage

For a discussion of the terms Muhammadan, Muslim, and Moslem, see Muslim

Derivatives

  • Muhammadanism

  • nounməˈhamədənɪz(ə)m
    • Earlier this century Muslims were often referred to as Muhammadans, the religion of Islam as Muhammadanism.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The sanctuary was intended to be a ‘merger of notions from a variety of creeds including Mohammedanism and Buddhism’, he continued.
      • After all: Christianity, Mohammedanism, Buddhism; they all teach mercy, they all teach, ‘Forgive your enemies.’
      • The substance of Mohammedanism, considered as a religion, lies simply in the message which the Koran contains.
      • Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith.

Origin

Late 17th century: from the name of the prophet Muhammad (see Muhammad), + -an.

 
 

Definition of Muhammadan in US English:

Muhammadan

(also Mohammedan)
noun & adjectivemo͝oˈhämədənmʊˈhɑmədən
  • archaic term for Muslim (not favored by Muslims)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here one could cite the Jews and Mohammedans of the Middle East.
    • There is nothing in the requirements of Masonry to prevent a Catholic, a Mohammedan, a Jew, a Buddhist, a Protestant, a Mormon, or any member of any religion from becoming a member.
    • Seventy per cent of the population was classified as Orthodox (including Old Believers), 11 per cent as Muhammadan, and 9 per cent as Catholics.
    • In contrast to the Christians, who persecuted not only pagans but each other, the Mohammedans were welcomed for their broadmindedness, and it was largely this that facilitated their conquests.
    • Even the Mohammedan religion has failed to excite his ferocity.
    • But I have a problem with some of your panelists, because I don't think Christ was a Christian, I don't think Buddha was a Buddhist, and I don't think that Mohammed was a Mohammedan.
    • The shrine of a Mohammedan saint which is at the present day neglected and forgotten by Mohammedans, is worshipped by Hindus!
    • As long back as the 13th century she preached non-violence, simple living and high thinking and became thus Lalla Arifa for Muhammadans and Lalleshwari for Hindus.
    • Another one, written in English and Arabic, was dedicated to the Muhammadan soldiers in Her Majesty's army who died while serving, and a third marker had nothing on it.
    • Do you know that more than 30,000 temples were converted into mosques during Mohammedan rule?
    • According to Uphof fruits preserved in cans, with salt water and sugar, are eaten by Muhammadan pilgrims during their journeys to Mecca.

Usage

See Muslim

Origin

Late 17th century: from the name of the prophet Muhammad (see Muhammad), + -an.

 
 
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