MOHAMMEDAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mohammedan mean? 

• MOHAMMEDAN (noun)
  The noun MOHAMMEDAN has 1 sense:

1. a follower of Mohammed

  Familiarity information: MOHAMMEDAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MOHAMMEDAN (adjective)
  The adjective MOHAMMEDAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded

  Familiarity information: MOHAMMEDAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOHAMMEDAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower of Mohammed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mohammedan; Muhammadan; Muhammedan

Hypernyms ("Mohammedan" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

Derivation:

Mohammedan (of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded)

• MOHAMMEDAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the Arabian prophet Muhammad or to the religion he founded

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Mohammedan; Muhammadan

Pertainym:

Mohammed (the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632))

Derivation:

Mohammedan (a follower of Mohammed)