WAHABISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Wahabism mean? 

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

1. a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAHABISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Wahabism; Wahhabism

Context example:

Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism

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

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)