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MAHDIST
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• MAHDIST (noun)
The noun MAHDIST has 1 sense:
1. an adherent of Mahdism
Familiarity information: MAHDIST used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of Mahdism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Mahdist" is a kind of...):
adherent; disciple (someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
Derivation:
Mahdi ((Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion)
Mahdism (belief in the appearance of the Mahdi; devotion to a Mahdi)
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